The RACHS-1 risk categories reflect mortality and length of hospital stay in a large German pediatric cardiac surgery population

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-17

  Boethig, D ^a,d   Jenkins, K J ^b   Hecker, H ^a   Thies, W R ^c,d   Breymann, T ^a,d  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Pediatric Cardiology Practice   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital cardiac surgery; Mortality; Risk adjustment; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; GEOMETRY; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GERMANY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2942627951     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.03.039     Document Type: Article

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