Medicine
Preoperative Cardiac Risk Stratification Using the Revised Cardiac Risk Index
Quick fact
The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) predicts major perioperative cardiac complications—such as cardiac arrest or myocardial infarction—using just six patient factors, and it was validated in a large cohort of over 4,000 patients, making it one of the most widely used tools in preoperative medicine.
Why this is interesting
A patient's heart might be perfectly fine at rest, yet harbor a hidden risk that only emerges under the stress of surgery. How do you predict that risk before the first incision?