Application of cardiac monitoring to surgical patients.
Not all surgical patients need the utmost in sophisticated cardiac monitoring.  For those who do, however, there is a considerable gain in morbidity and mortality reduction.  In this paper, we outline the place of cardiac monitoring in the spectrum of cardiac disease and present cases illustrating its usefulness in both preoperative and postoperative settings.  The significant capacity of cardiac monitoring to determine very poor risks for major surgery candidates is also determined.
St. Vincent's Hospital, New York.
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