Journal article
Physician Estimates of Perioperative Cardiac Risk in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We know little about how physicians assess perioperative cardiac risk in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate preoperative medical consultations and determine the extent to which consultants used validated cardiac risk indices and specialized noninvasive cardiac tests, and to assess agreement between physician ratings of cardiac risk (low, moderate, or high) and risk estimates derived using validated …
Authors
Devereaux PJ; Ghali WA; Gibson NE; Skjodt NM; Ford DC; Quan H; Guyatt GH
Journal
JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol. 159, No. 7, pp. 713–717
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
April 12, 1999
DOI
10.1001/archinte.159.7.713
ISSN
2168-6106