Preoperative evaluation of patients for noncardiac surgery |
195 | Patients with moderate to good functional capacity (≥4 METs) or no clinical risk factors (history of ischemic heart disease, history of compensated or prior heart failure, history of cerebral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency) | Rarely Appropriate | 1 |
196 | Asymptomatic patients < 1 y after normal functional stress testing results | Rarely Appropriate | 1 |
197 | Asymptomatic patients < 2 y after normal coronary morphology results by either CT or invasive angiogram | Rarely Appropriate | 1 |
Patients with poor (<4 METs) or unknown functional capacity |
198 | Low-risk surgery and no clinical risk factors | Rarely Appropriate | 1 |
199 | Low-risk surgery and ≥ 1 clinical risk factor | Rarely Appropriate | 2 |
200 | Intermediate-risk surgery and no clinical risk factors | May be Appropriate | 4 |
201 | Intermediate-risk surgery and ≥ 1 clinical risk factor | May be Appropriate | 5 |
202 | Vascular surgery and no clinical risk factors | Appropriate | 7 |
203 | Vascular surgery and ≥ 1 clinical risk factor | Appropriate | 8 |
204 | Evaluation for CAD in patients being considered for kidney transplantation | Appropriate | 8 |
205 | Evaluation for CAD in patients being considered for liver transplantation | Appropriate | 8 |
206 | Evaluation for CAD in patients being considered for lung transplantation | Appropriate | 8 |