UTILIZATION OF THE PREOPERATIVE ECG

被引:17
作者
CALLAGHAN, LC [1 ]
EDWARDS, ND [1 ]
REILLY, CS [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SHEFFIELD,ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSP,DEPT SURG & ANAESTHET SCI,SHEFFIELD S10 2JF,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
关键词
MONITORING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2044.1995.tb06035.x
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
The utilisation of the pre-operative ECG in patients undergoing routine surgery was investigated in 354 adult patients over a 2-week period. Sixty-four percent of patients had an ECG pre-operatively, An ECG was not performed in 17% of patients who, current hospital policy suggests, should have had one. In contrast, an ECG was performed in 33% of patients who, hospital policy suggests, have no need of one (all of which were normal), which represented 18% of the total number of pre-operative ECGs performed. In 62% of patients with known cardiac disease, and 44% of patients with strong risk factors for ischaemic heart disease (in the absence of known disease) the ECG was abnormal. This compares with only 7% of patients aged over 50 with no risk factors in whom the ECG was abnormal. These findings suggest that there is room for improvement in the utilisation of the pre-operative ECG, which may have cost implications.
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页数:3
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