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Heart Health Before You Go Under the Knife: New Guidelines for a Safer Surgery
The guidelines recommend a stepwise evaluation of the patient that integrates clinical risk factors and test results with the estimated stress of the planned surgical procedure and the risks involved with the discontinuation of drugs. This allows for individualized risk assessment and treatment strategies.
Possible Conflicts of Interest
The task force received its entire financial support from the ESC without any involvement from the healthcare industry. All experts involved in the development of these guidelines have submitted declarations of interest.
Identified Weaknesses
This study has no control group, making it difficult to determine the true impact of the guidelines on patient outcomes.
The study relies on expert opinion, which can be subjective and biased.
Many of the recommendations are based on low levels of evidence.
The guidelines are complex and may be difficult to implement in practice.
No cost-effectiveness analysis
The study does not address the cost-effectiveness of the guidelines.
Rating Explanation
These guidelines provide a comprehensive overview of the current best practices for cardiovascular risk assessment and management in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. They are based on the best available evidence, but many recommendations rely on lower levels of evidence due to the limited number of randomized controlled trials in this area.
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Original Title:
2022 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery
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July 14, 2025 at 06:52 AM
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