tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post4624797750988937463..comments2024-03-27T03:58:43.402-04:00Comments on <center>CasesBlog - Medical and Health Blog</center>: POISE trial seems poised to change perioperative guidelines for beta blocker useUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-52088804708683963192007-11-14T11:08:00.000-05:002007-11-14T11:08:00.000-05:00I wonder if results of POISE would be different if...I wonder if results of POISE would be different if they had started it earlier(say 2 weeks prior to surgery) and not so close to surgery?<BR/><BR/>Also the risk (stroke, NNH of 200) is less than the benefit of nonfatal MI (NNT 67). This may be acceptable to patients. And it will be interesting to see when the paper comes out if higher risk (cardiac) pts have even a better NNT/NNH ratio thus confirming with Lindenauer data (benefits of beta-blockers based on Lee criteria)<BR/><BR/>Should we act on this (withhold beta blockers) study or wait and see?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-1635557778500667202007-11-10T20:57:00.000-05:002007-11-10T20:57:00.000-05:00The results of this large trial should give all pe...The results of this large trial should give all perioperative docs pause to carefully examine any mandated care under the guise of "best practice", or SCIP.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026136959969918069noreply@blogger.com