The RACHS-1 risk categories reflect mortality and length of stay in a Danish population of children operated for congenital heart disease

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 877-881

  Larsen, Signe Holm ^a   Pedersen, Jens ^a   Jacobsen, Jacob ^a   Johnsen, Søren Paaske ^a   Hansen, Ole Kromann ^a   Hjortdal, Vibeke ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Congenital cardiac surgery; Length of stay; Mortality; Risk adjustment; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

BODY WEIGHT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 28444436214     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.09.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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