European system for cardiac operative risk evaluation (EuroSCORE)

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-13

  Nashef, S A M ^a   Roques, F ^a   Michel, P ^a   Gauducheau, E ^a   Lemeshow, S ^a   Salamon, R ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Mortality; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EUROPE; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032801163     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00134-7     Document Type: Article

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