Meeting
Abstract Number: 94
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery occurs in 30% of cases with 1% requiring dialysis resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (“statins”) have been postulated to be of benefit in this population, however results from existing clinical studies have been inconsistent. Since there is abundance of evidence showing that short-term […]
Abstract Number: 184
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The 2014 ACC/AHA Perioperative Guidelines suggest using the Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI), myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest (MICA), or American College of Surgeons (ACS)-NSQIP calculators for combined patient-surgical risk assessment. However, there is no published data comparing their performance. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed records of 663 patients seen in our preop clinic who […]
Abstract Number: 255
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In 2014, the ACC/AHA released guidelines regarding indications for preoperative transthoracic echocardiogram (pre-op TTE) in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Studies indicate that the ordering of pre-op TTE in noncardiac surgery is not consistent with the ACC/AHA guidelines. Some studies suggest the pre-op TTE have a significant impact on management, while others have demonstrated low cardiac […]
Abstract Number: 259
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Perioperative management of anticoagulant in mechanical valve patients is challenging, Current recommendations focus on management in patients undergoing elective surgery, while the data in patients hospitalized for emergency/urgency non-cardiac surgery is limited. We aimed to identify thromboembolic and bleeding events after anticoagulant interruption in patients with mechanical heart valves hospitalized for emergency/urgent non-cardiac surgery. […]