Table 3

Resource use according to predefined diagnostic algorithms by health state

Health stateResource; no. of uses
Cardiologist consultationCardiologist partial assessmentElectrocardiographyEchocardiographyScheduled troponin T measurementTriggered troponin T measurementAngiography
True-negative troponin T monitoring0000400
True-positive troponin T monitoring134141 × probability of first elevation of troponin T level occurring on postoperative day 3*1 × probability of angiography after MINS
False-negative troponin T monitoring1321411 × probability of angiography in false-negative troponin T monitoring
False-positive troponin T monitoring104141 × probability of first elevation of troponin T level occurring on postoperative day 3*1 × probability of angiography in false-positive troponin T monitoring
True-negative standard care0000000
True-positive standard care1341021 × probability of angiography after symptomatic MINS
False-negative standard care0000000
False-positive standard care0020020
  • MINS = myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery.

  • * Last day of scheduled troponin T measurement.