Nonsurgical Strategies to Reduce Mortality in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: An Updated Consensus Process

Landoni, Giovanni; Lomivorotov, Vladimir; Silvietti, Simona; et al; Putzu, Alessandro

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2017.06.017

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Landoni, G., Lomivorotov, V., Silvietti, S., et al, & Putzu, A. (2018). Nonsurgical Strategies to Reduce Mortality in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: An Updated Consensus Process. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 32(1), 225–235. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2017.06.017

Abstract

OBJECTIVE A careful choice of perioperative care strategies is pivotal to improve survival in cardiac surgery. However, there is no general agreement or particular attention to which nonsurgical interventions can reduce mortality in this setting. The authors sought to address this issue with a consensus-based approach. DESIGN A systematic review of the literature followed by a consensus-based voting process. SETTING A web-based international consensus conference. PARTICIPANTS More than 400 physicians from 52 countries participa