Perioperative Inflammatory Response Assessment in High-risk Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

Inclusion Criteria

• •All patients need to meet all of the following criteria for inclusion (1-4):
• •1. Surgery planned for more than two hours
• •2. ≥ 45 years of age
• •3. Provide written informed consent AND
• •4. Fulfill ≥ 1 of the following criteria (A-K)
• •NT-proBNP ≥ 200 ng/L
• •Troponin T \> 25 ng/L
• •History of coronary artery disease
• •History of peripheral artery disease (PAD)
• •75 years or older
• •History of transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke
• •Current smoking or cessation of smoking within 2 years
• •Diabetes or currently taking anti-diabetic drug
• •Hyperlipidemia
• •History of hypertension or currently taking an antihypertensive drug
• •Atrial fibrillation