For older adults undergoing intermediate-risk non-cardiac surgery, do you routinely check pre-operative pro-BNP levels for risk stratification based on emerging data and updated Canadian guidelines?   

Pre-operative NT-proBNP and BNP levels have been featured, not just in the cited Canadian guidelines but also in the 2024 update of the AHA/ACC preoperative evaluation guidelines. (Thompson et al., PMID 39316661). Those guidelines recommend evaluating a pre-op NT-proBNP level if the results will cha...