Using EuroSCORE to select patients for prophylactic IABP

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-

  Healy, David ^a   Veerasingm, D ^b   Wood, A E ^b  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA BALLOON; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44449110122     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.165795B     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Diez C, Silber RE, Wachner M, Stiller M, Hofmann HS. EuroSCORE directed intraaortic balloon pump placement in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery - retrospective analysis of 267 patients. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2008;7:389-397.
2. EuroSCORE: Useful in directing pre-operative intra-aortic balloon pump placement in cardiac surgery? Healy DG, Veerasingam D, Wood AE. Heart Surg Forum 2006;9:E893.