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Risk Factors for Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Adults Undergoing Major Noncardiac Surgery
… in cognitive function that occurs after surgery as measured by neuropsychological tests. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors for POCD in older adults three months after major noncardiac surgery. Methods: This is a prospective study of patients aged 65 …
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Preoperative Internal Medicine Consultation for Elective Intermediate-to-high Risk Noncardiac Surgery in Ontario
… or nephrologist within 120 days before the index surgery. This algorithm had a sensitivity of 90% (95% confidence interval [CI], 86 to 93) and specificity of 92% (95% CI, 88 to 95). Second, we conducted a population-based cohort study to evaluate the association of preoperative medical …
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Study of epidemiology, management and outcome of acute kidney injury post noncardiac surgery over 12 months at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
… AKI has been extensively studied post cardiac surgery, but there has been little attention on AKI occurring after non cardiac surgery . There have been few studies on AKI from developing countries and a paucity of data of post non cardiac surgery AKI. OBJECTIVE : To identify which known risk …
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A systematic review of outcomes associated with withholding or continuing angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) prior to noncardiac surgery
Introduction The global rate of major noncardiac surgical procedures is increasing annually, and of those patients presenting for surgery increasing numbers are taking either an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) or an angiotensin receptor blocker(ARB). The current recommendations …
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Use of Troponin Testing after Non-cardiac Surgery
Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS), which is most often asymptomatic, is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. In 2017, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) published guidelines recommending broad post-operative troponin surveillance in high-risk patients having …