Mortality in patients undergoing open aortoiliac surgery: prognostic value of troponin T in the immediate postoperative period.

Background: Patients undergoing open aortoiliac surgery constitute a high-risk subgroup. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between postoperative troponin T (TnT) elevation with the associated postoperative mortality, and mean hospital stay.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study of consecutive patients who underwent open aortoiliac surgery during 2006.