Background The aim of this study was to compare the ability of three risk models to predict
operative mortality after cardiac surgery. Methods Risk factors of 3111 patients (73% male …

Background This study aims to compare Cardiac Surgery Score (CASUS) and the Acute
Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) scoring systems for predicting …

BACKGROUND A prospective regional study was conducted to identify factors associated
with in-hospital mortality among patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft …

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and surgical aortic valve replacement
(AVR) are the 2 most common cardiac surgery procedures in North America. We derived …

OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to identify risk factors associated with 30-day mortality after
isolated coronary artery bypass grafting in the Australian context and to develop a …

Differences in the clinical and angiographic factors associated with short-and long-term
outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are less known …

Background Whilst there is much current data on early outcomes after Coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG), there is relatively little data on medium term outcomes in the current …

Background—Several mortality risk scores exist in cardiac surgery. All include a
considerable number of independent risk factors. In elective cardiac surgery patients, the …

The need for accurate risk assessment has become an indispensable element in the
practice of cardiac surgery. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery …

Background Several cardiac surgery risk prediction models based on postoperative data
have been developed. However, unlike preoperative cardiac surgery risk prediction models …