How can we identify the high-risk patient?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 328-335

  Sankar, Ashwin ^a   Scott Beattie, W ^a   Wijeysundera, Duminda N ^a,b,c  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Clinical risk indices; Exercise testing; Postoperative complications; Preoperative risk assessment

Indexed keywords

NATRIURETIC FACTOR; TROPONIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

APGAR SCORE; EXERCISE TEST; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART STRESS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; BLOOD; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY;

BIOMARKERS; CRITICAL CARE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TROPONIN;

EID: 84942872647     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000216     Document Type: Review

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