External Validity of a Mortality Prediction Model in Patients After Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Using Multi-level Methodology

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 514-521

  Hadjianastassiou, V G ^a   Tekkis, P P ^b   Athanasiou, T ^c   Muktadir, A ^d   Young, J D ^e   Hands, L J ^e  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; Intensive care units; Models, Statistical; Prognosis; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACCURACY; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; APACHE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34948885127     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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