Timing of troponin T measurement | Incremental cost per case of MINS detected, $* | Cost, $ millions* | No. of incremental cases of MINS detected |
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6–12 h postoperatively and postoperative days 1, 2 and 3 | 1633.00 | 56.1 | 34 354 |
6–12 h postoperatively | 14 248.00 | 46.8 | 3283 |
6–12 h postoperatively and postoperative day 1 | 4429.00 | 51.0 | 11 518 |
6–12 h postoperatively and postoperative days 1 and 2 | 2599.55 | 52.8 | 20 313 |
MINS = myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery.
↵* 2015 Canadian dollars.