Electrocardiograph changes, troponin levels and cardiac complications after orthopaedic surgery

• Published in: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 24 - 32
• Main Authors: Chong, Carol P, van Gaal, William J, Profitis, Konstantinos, Ryan, Julie E, Savige, Judy, Lim, Wen Kwang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - blood; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - mortality; Biomarkers - blood; Electrocardiography; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Myocardial Ischemia - blood; Myocardial Ischemia - diagnosis; Myocardial Ischemia - etiology; Myocardial Ischemia - mortality; Orthopedic Procedures; Postoperative Complications - blood; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - mortality; Postoperative Period; Preoperative Period; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; ROC Curve; Single-Blind Method; Troponin I - blood

The relationship between electrocardiograph (ECG) changes and troponin levels after the emergency orthopaedic surgery are not well characterised. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between ECG changes (ischaemia or arrhythmia), troponin elevations perioperatively and cardiac comp...