Performance of the AUB-HAS2 Cardiovascular Risk Index in vascular surgery patients.

The American University of Beirut (AUB)-HAS2 risk index is a recently published tool for preoperative cardiovascular evaluation. It is based on six data elements: history of eart disease, symptoms of eart disease (angina or dyspnea), ge ⩾ 75 years, nemia (hemoglobin < 12 mg/dL), emergency urgery, and vascular urgery. This study analyzes the performance of a modified AUB-HAS2 index (excluding the vascular surgery element) in a broad spectrum of vascular surgery procedures.

Preferences of Lebanese adults for the gender of their surgeons: a cross-sectional study.

Background: More females are specializing in surgery in Lebanon, but it is not known if a gender bias exists among Lebanese people in their preference of their surgeons.

Aims: This study investigated the preference of Lebanese men and women for the gender of surgeons and explored reasons for their preferences.

Methods: A convenience sample of 1000 Lebanese adults were asked about their preferences for the gender of surgeons of different specialties (paediatrics, cardiology, neurology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ear nose and throat, plastic surgery and obstetrics/gynaecology).

AUB-HAS2 Cardiovascular Risk Index: Performance in Surgical Subpopulations and Comparison to the Revised Cardiac Risk Index.

Background The American University of Beirut (AUB)-HAS2 Cardiovascular Risk Index is a newly derived index for preoperative cardiovascular evaluation. It is based on 6 data elements: history of heart disease; symptoms of angina or dyspnea; age ≥75 years; hemoglobin <12 mg/dL; vascular surgery; and emergency surgery. In this study we analyze the performance of this new index and compare it with that of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index in a broad spectrum of surgical subpopulations.

A New Index for Pre-Operative Cardiovascular Evaluation.

Background: Currently used indices for pre-operative cardiovascular evaluation are either powerful, but complex, or simple, but with weak discriminatory power.

Objectives: This study sought to prospectively derive and validate a simple powerful index that can stratify the cardiovascular risk of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.

Methods: The derivation cohort consisted of 3,284 prospectively enrolled adult patients undergoing noncardiac surgery at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.