Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Theresa R Crowgey
Department of Anesthesia, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3094, Durham, NC 27710,
Tanzania
Research Article
Utility of Preoperative Echocardiograms in Patients Receiving Treatment for Bladder Cancer. A Retrospective Study
Author(s): Theresa R Crowgey, Brant Inman and Tong Joo GanTheresa R Crowgey, Brant Inman and Tong Joo Gan
Background: Preoperative risk assessment is part of routine clinical management that evaluates a patient’s physical status and therefore surgical eligibility. These evaluations include age, comorbidities, physical status, and cardiac function, including resting LVEF. Patients with bladder cancer are especially high-risk due to older age and higher frequency of coexisting disease. This study aims to investigate the relationship between cardiac function reflected by resting LVEF and postoperative LOS in patients undergoing cystectomy or cystourethroscopy for treatment of bladder cancer.
Methods: Data were compiled from a database of patients undergoing treatment for bladder cancer at DUH from July 2000-August 2012. Decision to order a preoperative echocardiogram was based on clinical judgment. Echo reports were retrieved from the medical.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000330