Open AccessRecommendations for Preoperative Assessment and Shared Decision-Making in Cardiac Surgery
Author(s) -
Maks Mihalj,
Thierry Carrel,
Richard D. Urman,
Frank Stueber,
Markus M. Luedi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current anesthesiology reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2167-6275
pISSN - 1523-3855
DOI - 10.1007/s40140-020-00377-7
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesiology , cardiac surgery , preoperative care , intensive care medicine , evidence based medicine , best evidence , medline , clinical decision making , general surgery , surgery , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law
Recommendations about shared decision-making and guidelines on preoperative evaluation of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery are abundant, but respective recommendations for cardiac surgery are sparse. We provide an overview of available evidence.