Abstract

The leading cause of morbidity and mortality following anesthesia is major adverse cardiac events, or MACE. There are two potential pathways for improvement of this issue during pre-operative assessment and prevention: updating cardiac risk assessment guidelines, and improving guideline adherence and risk assessment accuracy with clinical decision support tools.

Author Details

Kristin M. Kunze, DNP, CRNA, School of Nursing, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Sigma Membership

Tau Rho

Lead Author Affiliation

Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Cardiac Risk Assessment, Clinical Decision Support, Major Adverse Cardiac Events

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Decreasing incidence of major adverse cardiac events in non-cardiac surgery patients

Melbourne, Australia

The leading cause of morbidity and mortality following anesthesia is major adverse cardiac events, or MACE. There are two potential pathways for improvement of this issue during pre-operative assessment and prevention: updating cardiac risk assessment guidelines, and improving guideline adherence and risk assessment accuracy with clinical decision support tools.