Comparison of the EuroSCORE and cardiac Anesthesia risk evaluation (CARE) score for risk-adjusted mortality analysis in cardiac surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 307-313

  Tran, Diem T T ^a   Dupuis, Jean Yves ^a   Mesana, Thierry ^a   Ruel, Marc ^a   Nathan, Howard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heart; Mortality; Predictions; Risk; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CALIBRATION; CARDIAC ANESTHESIA RISK EVALUATION SCORE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EMERGENCY CARE; EUROPEAN SYSTEM FOR CARDIAC OPERATIVE RISK EVALUATION SCORE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; AGE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84860341439     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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