Are Abnormal Pre-operative Platelet Counts a Risk Factor for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Non-cardiac Surgery?

Are Abnormal Pre-operative Platelet Counts a Risk Factor for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Non-cardiac Surgery?

Background: We sought to determine whether abnormal pre-operative platelet counts are associated with increased major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in South African (SA) non-cardiac surgery settings. Methods: This was a propensity matched case-control study of data from 150 SA non-cardiac sur...

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Main Authors: Kroshlan Kistan, Yoshan Moodley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2018-10-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Platelets
Non-cardiac surgery
Cardiovascular complications
South Africa
Online Access:https://www.ojhas.org/issue67/2018-3-4.html

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