The new EuroSCORE II does not improve prediction of mortality in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A collaborative analysis of two European centres

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1006-1011

  Howell, Neil J ^a,b   Head, Stuart J ^c   Freemantle, Nick ^d   van der Meulen, Taco A ^c   Senanayake, Eshan ^a,b   Menon, Ashvini ^a,b   Kappetein, A Pieter ^c   Pagano, Domenico ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; EuroSCORE; EuroSCORE II; High risk; Prediction; Risk model

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EUROSCORE; EUROSCORE II; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC SURGERY; EUROSCORE; EUROSCORE II; HIGH RISK; PREDICTION; RISK MODEL;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881515229     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt174     Document Type: Article

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