Internal medicine consultation for high-risk surgical patients: reflection on hospital mortality and readmission rates in a low-income country.

Paulo Ricardo Mottin da Rosa Marcio Fernando Spagnól Leonardo Rothlisberger Marco Antônio Smiderle Gelain Mathias Silvestre de Brida Giselle Calovi Pratini

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2023)

High-risk surgical patients may benefit from perioperative internal medicine consultations, which probably decrease hospital mortality and 30-day hospital readmission.

Keyphrases

healthcare
acute care
cardiovascular events
adverse drug
risk factors
palliative care
patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
acute kidney injury
electronic health record