Predicting prognosis in cardiac surgery: A prophecy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 732-733

  Kappetein, A Pieter ^a   Head, Stuart J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Euroscore; Risk reduction

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EUROSCORE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84862336674     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs061     Document Type: Editorial

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