Accuracy of two scoring systems for risk stratification in thoracic surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 556-559

  Barua, Anupama ^a   Handagala, Sumana D ^a   Socci, Laura ^a   Barua, Biplab ^b   Malik, Munib ^a   Johnstone, Natalie ^a   Martin Ucar, Antonio E ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Mortality; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ESOS.01; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THORACOSCORE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONECTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863485476     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs021     Document Type: Article

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