Comparison of Preoperative Assessment of Patient’s Metabolic Equivalents (METs) Estimated from History versus Measured by Exercise Cardiac Stress Testing

Background. Preoperative anesthetic evaluations of patients before surgery traditionally involves assessment of a patient’s functional capacity to estimate perioperative risk of cardiovascular complications and need for further workup. This is typically done by inquiring about the patient’s physical...

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Main Authors: Adam S. Weinstein, Martin I. Sigurdsson, Angela M. Bader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5912726
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