Pre-operative stress testing in the evaluation of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Bindu Kalesan, Heidi Nicewarner, Sunny Intwala, Christopher Leung and Gary J Balady

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 7, 1-22

Abstract: Background: Pre-operative stress testing is widely used to evaluate patients for non-cardiac surgeries. However, its value in predicting peri-operative mortality is uncertain. The objective of this study is to assess the type and quality of available evidence in a comprehensive and statistically rigorous evaluation regarding the effectiveness of pre-operative stress testing in reducing 30-day post -operative mortality following non -cardiac surgery. Methods: The databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL databases (from inception to January 27, 2016) were searched for all studies in English. We included studies with pre-operative stress testing prior to 10 different non-cardiac surgery among adults and excluded studies with sample size

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219145

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