Alexandra Stroda, Eckhard Mauermann, Daniela Ionescu, Wojciech Szczeklik, Stefan De Hert, Miodrag Filipovic, Beatrice Beck Schimmer, Savino Spadaro, Purificación Matute, Michael T Ganter, Alexey Ovezov, Sanem C Turhan, Judith van Waes, Filipa Lagarto, Kassiani Theodoraki, Anil Gupta, Hans-Jörg Gillmann, Luca Guzzetti, Katarzyna Kotfis, Jan Larmann, Dan Corneci, Donal J Buggy, Simon J Howell, Giovanna Lurati Buse
BACKGROUND: In 2022, the European Society of Cardiology updated guidelines for preoperative evaluation. The aims of this study were to quantify: (1) the impact of the updated recommendations on the yield of pathological findings compared with the previous guidelines published in 2014; (2) the impact of preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) use for risk estimation on the yield of pathological findings; and (3) the association between 2022 guideline adherence and outcomes...
April 2024: British Journal of Anaesthesia