Cardiology Consultation in Noncardiac Surgery

Impact of 2014 ACC/AHA Perioperative Guidelines on Cardiological Resource Use in Noncardiac Surgery Patients

Recently, a predictive model has been developed to assess the risk of myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest (MICA) during and after surgery using the American Society of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. In this MICA model, 180 hospital databases were used in 2007 and 2008 and included more than 200 000 patients. The Gupta score developed with this MICA model identified five predictors of perioperative myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest: type of surgery, functional status, creatinine increase (>130 mmol/L or >1.5 mg/dL), age, and American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class. The Gupta score is presented as an interactive risk calculation program in the 2014 guideline of the ACC/AHA. The risk can be calculated simply and accurately at the bedside or clinic. The Gupta score is in spreadsheet format and can be downloaded online at http://www.surgicalriskcalculator.com/miorcardiacarrest. Unlike the previously used indexes, a scoring system has not been established. An estimate of the probability of myocardial infarction/cardiac arrest is provided for individual patients.

In this study, the primary aim was to compare the frequency of cardiology consultation requests according to the use of the Gupta score. The secondary aim is to evaluate the perioperative clinical results (coronary angiography, ECHO, acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmia, 30-day mortality, etc.).SPSS 21.0 (Version 22.0, SPSS, Inc, Chicago, IL, USA) program will be used for statistical analysis. After applying the Shapiro-Wilk test for normality, the student's t-test will be used if the distribution is normal, and the Mann-Whitey U test will be used if the distribution is not normal. Fisher's exact test or chi-square test will be used for categorical variables. Results p<0.05 will be considered significant.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Myocardial Infarction; Surgery-Complications
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Gupta score

Detailed Description

All patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery are at risk of major perioperative cardiovascular events. Cardiac complications account for 42% of the overall complications of these surgeries. Therefore, cardiologists are the most frequently consulted specialists in preoperative evaluation. Unnecessary cardiology consultations may cause comments that will not affect the practice of anesthesia, inappropriate tests and interventions, and delay in the surgical procedure.

Recently, a predictive model has been developed to assess the risk of myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest (MICA) during and after surgery using the American Society of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. In this MICA model, 180 hospital databases were used in 2007 and 2008 and included more than 200 000 patients. The Gupta score developed with this MICA model identified five predictors of perioperative myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest: type of surgery, functional status, creatinine increase (>130 mmol/L or >1.5 mg/dL), age, and American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class. The Gupta score is presented as an interactive risk calculation program in the 2014 guideline of the ACC/AHA. The risk can be calculated simply and accurately at the bedside or clinic. The Gupta score is in spreadsheet format and can be downloaded online at http://www.surgicalriskcalculator.com/miorcardiacarrest. Unlike the previously used indexes, a scoring system has not been established. An estimate of the probability of myocardial infarction/cardiac arrest is provided for individual patients.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 898

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara
    • Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey, 06000
      • University of Medical Science, Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients over the age of 18 who will be referred to the anesthesia polyclinic and will undergo non-cardiac surgery will be included in the study. Cardiology consultation will be requested from these patients according to the Gupta score. Additional tests or examinations may be requested if the cardiologist deems it necessary.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing non-cardiovascular surgery
• Patients evaluated routinely preoperatively in the anesthesiologist preoperative outpatient clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

• Emergency surgeries
• ASA Physical Status V
• Patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery
• Minor surgeries
• Patients who did not want to participate in the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Gupta group; Cardiology consultation requested using Gupta score	Other: Gupta score; The Gupta score is presented as an interactive risk calculation program in the 2014 guideline of the ACC/AHA. The Gupta score developed with this MICA model identified five predictors of perioperative myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest: type of surgery, functional status, creatinine increase (>130 mmol/L or >1.5 mg/dL), age, and American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class. The frequency of cardiology consultation requests will be investigated according to the use of the Gupta score.
Non-Gupta group; Number of cardiology consultations requested without using Gupta score

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Gupta score	The frequency of cardiology consultation requests will be compared according to the use of the Gupta score.	perioperative period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Perioperative clinical results	Perioperative clinical results (coronary angiography, ECHO, acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmia, 30-day mortality, etc.) will be evaluated.	perioperative period

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Glance LG, Faden E, Dutton RP, Lustik SJ, Li Y, Eaton MP, Dick AW. Impact of the Choice of Risk Model for Identifying Low-risk Patients Using the 2014 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Perioperative Guidelines. Anesthesiology. 2018 Nov;129(5):889-900. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002341.
• Madi-Jebara S, Chalhoub V, Jabbour K, Yazigi A, Haddad F, Richa F, El-Hage C, Yazbeck P. [Audit on preoperative cardiac evaluation before non-cardiac surgery: the importance of a pocket guide to improve the anaesthesist's adhesion to ACC/AHA guidelines]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2009 Oct;28(10):850-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2009.08.007. Epub 2009 Oct 29. French.
• Cinello M, Nucifora G, Bertolissi M, Badano LP, Fresco C, Gonano N, Fioretti PM. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association perioperative assessment guidelines for noncardiac surgery reduces cardiologic resource utilization preserving a favourable clinical outcome. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2007 Nov;8(11):882-8. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3280122d63.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 31, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): April 12, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 5, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): September 8, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): April 13, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 12, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: ACC/AHA guidelines; Perioperative cardiac risk; Cardiology consultation
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Ischemia; Pathologic Processes; Necrosis; Myocardial Ischemia; Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Myocardial Infarction; Infarction
• Other Study ID Numbers: 10.1.2022 128/21

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No