Perioperative Care
A 72-year-old man with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and a history of myocardial infarction 3 years ago is scheduled for elective total hip arthroplasty. His current medications include metformin, lisinopril, atenolol, and aspirin. His HbA1c is 8.2%, haemoglobin is 110 g/L, and he gets short of breath climbing two flights of stairs. Regarding preoperative cardiac risk assessment:
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The REVISED CARDIAC RISK INDEX (RCRI/Lee Index) stratifies perioperative cardiac risk using 6 predic...
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY is assessed using METABOLIC EQUIVALENTS (METs); 1 MET = resting oxygen consumpti...
The RCRI includes age as a risk factor; orthopaedic surgery is classified as high-risk surgery; pati...
PREOPERATIVE CARDIAC TESTING is guided by the ACC/AHA stepwise algorithm: proceed with surgery if em...
ACTIVE CARDIAC CONDITIONS requiring evaluation before elective surgery include: unstable coronary sy...
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