ARISCAT

Q; What is ARISCAT Risk Index?

Answer: ARISCAT Risk Index predicts incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications.It is a validated and easy to use and can be calculated at the bedside via easily available calculator on any search engine. It takes into account of seven factors

• age
• oxygen saturation
• respiratory infection in last 30 days
• preoperative anemia
• upper abdominal or thoracic surgery
• surgery lasting more than two hours
• emergent surgery

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References:

1. Canet J, Gallart L, Gomar C, et al. Prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications in a population-based surgical cohort. Anesthesiology 2010; 113:1338.

2. Mazo V, Sabaté S, Canet J, et al. Prospective external validation of a predictive score for postoperative pulmonary complications. Anesthesiology 2014; 121:219.