Target, application, and interpretation of scores and alternative methods for risk assessment in cardiac surgery

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 72-78

  Osswald, Brigitte R ^a   Tochtermann, U ^a   Schweiger, P ^a   Thomas, G ^a   Gohring D ^a   Vahl, C F ^a   Hagl, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult Cardiac Surgery; CABG; Mathematical models; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034124635     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9869     Document Type: Article

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