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- Title
Troponin T monitoring to detect myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery: a cost-consequence analysis.
- Authors
Buse, Giovanna Lurati; Manns, Braden; Lamy, Andre; Guyatt, Gordon; Polanczyk, Carisi A.; Chan, Matthew T.V.; Wang, Chew Yin; Villar, Juan Carlos; Sigamani, Alben; Sessler, Daniel I.; Berwanger, Otavio; Biccard, Bruce M.; Pearse, Rupert; Urrútia, Gerard; Szczeklik, R. Wojciech; Garutti, Ignacio; Srinathan, Sadeesh; Malaga, German; Abraham, Valsa; Chow, Clara K.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) is a mostly asymptomatic condition that is strongly associated with 30-day mortality; however, it remains mostly undetected without systematic troponin T monitoring. We evaluated the cost and consequences of postoperative troponin T monitoring to detect MINS.<bold>Methods: </bold>We conducted a model-based cost-consequence analysis to compare the impact of routine troponin T monitoring versus standard care (troponin T measurement triggered by ischemic symptoms) on the incidence of MINS detection. Model inputs were based on Canadian patients enrolled in the Vascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation (VISION) study, which enrolled patients aged 45 years or older undergoing inpatient noncardiac surgery. We conducted probability analyses with 10 000 iterations and extensive sensitivity analyses.<bold>Results: </bold>The data were based on 6021 patients (48% men, mean age 65 [standard deviation 12] yr). The 30-day mortality rate for MINS was 9.6%. We determined the incremental cost to avoid missing a MINS event as $1632 (2015 Canadian dollars). The cost-effectiveness of troponin monitoring was higher in patient subgroups at higher risk for MINS, e.g., those aged 65 years or more, or with a history of atherosclerosis or diabetes ($1309).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The costs associated with a troponin T monitoring program to detect MINS were moderate. Based on the estimated incremental cost per health gain, implementation of postoperative troponin T monitoring seems appealing, particularly in patients at high risk for MINS.
- Subjects
TROPONIN; VASCULAR disease diagnosis; MYOCARDIAL injury; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE care; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2018, Vol 61, Issue 3, p185
- ISSN
0008-428X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1503/cjs.010217