Abstract

FERNANDEZ RAMOS, Humberto; POZO ROMERO, José Antonio  and  CORREA BORRELL, Mayda. Preventing perioperative complications in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Rev cuba anestesiol reanim [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.3, pp. 211-219. ISSN 1726-6718.

Introduction: prevention is crucial in all areas of health care, not least anesthesiology, where its benefits for both patients and specialists are notable. Perioperative cardiovascular complications cause high morbidity and mortality among surgical patients. Therefore, it is very important to prevent such complications. Objective: present a number of measures aimed at preventing cardiovascular complications in cardiac patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Methods: a literature review was conducted on Pub Med using the EndNote reference manager. 24 papers related to the topic were selected. A number of preventive perioperative interventions were developed aimed at either preventing or minimizing the risk of cardiovascular complications in patients with heart conditions undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Conclusions: cardiovascular complications may be prevented with knowledge of the clinical aspects of heart conditions, as well as an appropriate preoperative evaluation, adequate patient surveillance, development and application of a comprehensive, individualized anesthetic plan, and optimal postoperative care.

Keywords : prevention; risk factors; heart diseases; perioperative cardiovascular complications.

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