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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 38, R134-R144, Copyright © 1991 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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Preoperative evaluation of the cardiac patient for noncardiac surgery

PG Barash
Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.

In summary, obtaining a comprehensive patient history is a critical part of the diagnostic and risk stratification process of the patient with cardiac disease undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Many of the factors associated with perioperative cardiac morbidity are treatable and early and aggressive management appears to have beneficial effects on morbidity and mortality rates.




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