BACKGROUND When considering whether a patient is fit for surgery, a comprehensive
patient assessment represents the first step for an anaesthetist to evaluate the risks …

Cardiovascular complications following non-cardiac surgery pose a significant global
concern, affecting millions of patients annually. These complications, ranging from …

Background During the 1970s the Nordic countries liberalized their abortion laws. Objective
We assessed epidemiological trends for induced abortion on all Nordic countries …

In contemporary non-cardiac surgery, 2%–4% of patients experience post-operative
myocardial infarction (MI). 1, 2 This can be either type 1 (plaque rupture) or type 2 (supply …

The 2018 Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (MI) lists Type 5 MI as MI associated
with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)[1]. At the time of writing the document, in the …

Purpose Postoperative complications increase mortality, disability and costs. Advanced
understanding of the risk factors for postoperative complications is needed to improve …

MINS affects up to 20% of surgical patients, remains clinically mostly silent, but is associated
with elevated morbidity and mortality. A multidisciplinary approach, that includes …

Assay-specific increases in circulating cardiac troponin are observed in 20–40% of patients
after noncardiac surgery, depending on patient age, type of surgery, and comorbidities …

Die 70 Empfehlungen fassen den aktuellen Stand der präoperativen Risikoevaluation von
erwachsenen Patientinnen und Patienten vor elektiven, nicht herz-thoraxchirurgischen …

Perioperative myocardial injury (PMI) is a common cardiac complication. Recent guidelines
recommend its systematic screening using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) …