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perioperative risk stratification (relative risk of non-cardiac surgeries)

Perioperative risk stratification for non-cardiac procedures - High risk (> 5% complications) a) emergent major operations (especially in the elderly) b) aortic & other major vascular procedures c) peripheral vascular procedures d) prolonged surgical procedures - large fluid shifts - significant blood loss - Intermediate risk (1-5% complications) a) carotid endarterectomy b) head & neck procedures c) intraperitoneal & intrathoracic procedures d) orthopedic surgery e) prostate surgery - Low risk (< 1% complications) a) endoscopic procedures b) superficial procedures c) cataract surgery d breast surgery - American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines recommend adding functional status (expressed in METs) plus a validated clinical risk score to guide risk stratification [2] - serum NT-proBNP alternative to functional status [3]

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risk assessment

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 14, 17 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2006, 2015
  2. Wijeysundera DN, Pearse RM, Shulman MA et al Assessment of functional capacity before major non-cardiac surgery: an international, prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2018 Jun 30;391(10140):2631-2640. PMID: 30070222
  3. Lurati Buse G et al. NT-proBNP or self-reported functional capacity in estimating risk of cardiovascular events after noncardiac surgery. JAMA Netw Open 2023 Nov 8; 6:e2342527. PMID: 37938844 PMCID: PMC10632953 Free PMC article https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811525