Why do we have to predict mortality rates?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-256

  Jokinen, J J ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA CLAMPING; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEATH; EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN SYSTEM FOR CARDIAC OPERATIVE RISK EVALUATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; MEDICAL RECORD; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; RISK;

EID: 79751497598     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02394.x     Document Type: Editorial

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