Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI)
Six binary items (each +1), total 0–6: high-risk surgery, ischemic heart disease, CHF, cerebrovascular disease, insulin-treated diabetes, creatinine >2.0 mg/dL.
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How it works
The RCRI (Lee’s Revised Cardiac Risk Index) sums six preoperative factors associated with major cardiac complications after noncardiac surgery in its derivation population.
Limits
Urgent/emergent surgery, exercise capacity, modern surgical risk taxonomies, and newer biomarkers are not incorporated. Operational definitions (especially “high-risk surgery” and ischemic heart disease) should match your local guideline version.
Educational tool only—not for diagnosis or treatment decisions.