Accuracy, calibration and clinical performance of the EuroSCORE: can we reduce the number of variables?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 724-729

  Ranucci, Marco ^a   Castelvecchio, Serenella ^a   Menicanti, Lorenzo ^a   Frigiola, Alessandro ^a   Pelissero, Gabriele ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; EuroSCORE; Logistic model; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EUROSCORE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MORTALITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CREATININE; EMERGENCIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 76449112162     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.08.033     Document Type: Article

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