Does EuroSCORE II perform better than its original versions? A multicentre validation study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-29

  Barili, Fabio ^a   Pacini, Davide ^b   Capo, Antonio ^a   Rasovic, Olivera ^b   Grossi, Claudio ^a   Alamanni, Francesco ^c   Di Bartolomeo, Roberto ^b   Parolari, Alessandro ^c  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; EuroSCORE; Risk factors; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EUROSCORE; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

CALIBRATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84871947896     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs342     Document Type: Article

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