title: [Perioperative cardiac infarction - an underdiagnosed problem].
abstract: Perioperative cardiac infarction (PMI) associated with surgery and the postoperative period significantly restricts the outcome of operative treatment. PMI is encountered in 0.5 to 1% of surgical patients, but among high-risk patients the incidence exceeds 10%. The disorder is associated with a mortality of 10 to 25%, corresponding to at least 1 000 patient deaths annually, as adjusted to the numbers of operative treatment in Finland, and its care requires at least 20000 extra days of hospitalization.
authors: Anestesiologian, tehohoidon, ensihoidon ja kivun hoidon klinikkaryhmä HYKS Meilahden sairaala.
authors: Markku
authors: M
authors: Salmenperä
authors: Liisa
authors: L
authors: Petäjä
authors: Juha
authors: J
authors: Virolainen
mesh_terms: D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative