Is age an independent predictor of mortality in cardiac surgery as postulated in EuroScore?;Ist das alter eine unabhängige determinante der letalität in der herzchirurgie, wie es im EuroScore behauptet wird?

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-70

  Mortasawi, Amir ^a   Arnrich, Bert ^b   Rosendahl, Ulrich ^a   Albert, Alexander ^a   Delmo Walter, Eva Maria ^a   Walter, Jörg ^b   Ennker, Jürgen ^a  

^a Herzzentrum Lahr/Baden   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Cardiac surgery; EuroScore; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 0347297266     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-003-0116-y     Document Type: Article

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