European Society of Cardiology quality indicators for the cardiovascular pre-operative assessment and management of patients considered for non-cardiac surgery. Developed in collaboration with the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

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  • Baris Gencer
  • Chris P. Gale
  • Suleman Aktaa
  • Sigrun Halvorsen
  • Ben Beska
  • Magdy Abdelhamid
  • Christian Mueller
  • Oktay Tutarel
  • Paul McGreavy
  • Henrik Schirmer
  • Tobias Geissler
  • Sillesen, Henrik
  • Alexander Niessner
  • Kai Zacharowski
  • Julinda Mehilli
  • Tatjana Potpara

Aims To establish a set of quality indicators (QIs) for the cardiovascular (CV) assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (NCS). Methods and results The Quality Indicator Committee of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in collaboration with Task Force members of the 2022 ESC Guidelines on CV assessment and management of patients undergoing NCS followed the ESC methodology for QI development. This included (1) identification, by constructing a conceptual framework of care, of domains of the CV assessment, and management of patients with risk factors or established cardiovascular disease (CVD) who are considered for or undergoing NCS, (2) development of candidate QIs following a systematic literature review, (3) selection of the final set of QIs using a modified Delphi method, and (4) evaluation of the feasibility of the developed QIs. In total, eight main and nine secondary QIs were selected across six domains: (1) structural framework (written policy), (2) patient education and quality of life (CV risk discussion), (3) peri-operative risk assessment (indication for diagnostic tests), (4) peri-operative risk mitigation (use of hospital therapies), (5) follow-up (post-discharge assessment), and (6) outcomes (major CV events). Conclusion We present the 2022 ESC/ESAIC QIs for the CV assessment and management of patients with risk factors or established CVD who are considered for or are undergoing NCS y. These indicators are supported by evidence from the literature, underpinned by expert consensus, and align with the 2022 ESC Guidelines on CV assessment and management of patients undergoing NCS.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
Volume9
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)331–341
Number of pages11
ISSN2058-5225
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

    Research areas

  • Guidelines center dot Non-cardIac surgery center dot Pre-operative cardiac risk assessment center dot Pre-operative cardiac testing center dot Pre-operative coronary artery revascularization center dot Perioperative cardiac management center dot Anaesthesiology center dot Post-operative cardiac surveillance center dot Quality indicators center dot Clinical Practice Guidelines, WORKING GROUP, ASSOCIATION, MORTALITY, DISEASE

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