Each year, more than 200 million people worldwide experience complications as a result of non-cardiac surgery, including over one million deaths within 30 days of surgery. Recognizing risk and mitigating complications is essential for optimal patient outcomes.
A multi-disciplinary and innovative team in Canada sought to determine if systematic monitoring of troponin levels after surgery would facilitate identification of patients with prognostically important heart injuries. Download the PDF below to learn about this groundbreaking effort, for which the Hamilton Health Sciences/Population Health Research Institute was awarded recognition of distinction as a part of the 2019 UNIVANTS of Excellence program.
