Are Abnormal Pre-operative Platelet Counts a Risk Factor for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Non-cardiac Surgery?
Background: We sought to determine whether abnormal pre-operative platelet counts are associated with increased major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in South African (SA) non-cardiac surgery settings. Methods: This was a propensity matched case-control study of data from 150 SA non-cardiac sur...
Main Authors: | Kroshlan Kistan, Yoshan Moodley |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
2018-10-01
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Series: | Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.ojhas.org/issue67/2018-3-4.html |
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