Table 1 Clinical criteria for high-risk surgical patients [38]
From: Clinical review: Goal-directed therapy in high risk surgical patients
1 | Severe cardiac or respiratory illness resulting in severe functional limitation |
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2 | Extensive surgery planned for carcinoma involving bowel anastamosis |
3 | Acute massive blood loss (>2.5 litres) |
4 | Aged over 70 years with moderate functional limitation of one or more organ systems |
5 | Septicaemia (positive blood cultures or septic focus) |
6 | Respiratory failure (PaO2 <8 kPa on FiO2 >0.4, that is, PaO2:FiO2 ratio <20 kPa or ventilation >48 hours) |
7 | Acute abdominal catastrophe (for example, pancreatitis, perforated viscous, gastro-intestinal bleed) |
8 | Acute renal failure (urea >20 mmol l-1, creatinine >260 μmol l-1) |
9 | Surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm fractional inspired |