Age-Based Preoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography, Intraoperative Hypotension, and Postoperative Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis.
BACKGROUND The clinical value of routine preoperative transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in older adults remains controversial. Existing evidence is largely observational and vulnerable to confounding by indication, limiting causal interpretation of whether preoperative TTE improves intraoperative management and peri...