Though limited by the single-center design and retrospective nature of the study, the findings suggest that preoperative EKG has little clinical utility.
“We found that practice patterns were highly concordant with institutional and NICE guidelines. However, EKG resulted in minimal impact on perioperative management, and no association between abnormal EKG and perioperative complications was found,” she said. “EKG may not accurately stratify perioperative cardiopulmonary risk, and alternative methods for preoperative evaluation should be considered.”
Dr. Shah reported having no disclosures.
SOURCE: Shah N et al. SGS 2018 Oral Poster 3.