Journal article
Association Between Postoperative Troponin Levels and 30-Day Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
Abstract
CONTEXT: Of the 200 million adults worldwide who undergo noncardiac surgery each year, more than 1 million will die within 30 days.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between the peak fourth-generation troponin T (TnT) measurement in the first 3 days after noncardiac surgery and 30-day mortality.
Authors
Devereaux PJ; Chan MTV; Alonso-Coello P; Walsh M; Berwanger O; Villar JC; Wang CY; Garutti RI; Jacka MJ; Sigamani A
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 307, No. 21, pp. 2295–2304
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
June 6, 2012
DOI
10.1001/jama.2012.5502
ISSN
0098-7484