This PhD thesis is based on studies carried out during my employment as a resident at the
Department of Medicine, Regionshospitalet Viborg, Denmark (2005-2007), and at the …

We read with great interest the article by Velicki et al1 regarding external validation of the
EuroSCORE (European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation) II performances …

Physicians need to make predictions on the prognosis of a treatment that helps them in the
choice of therapy. Medicine used to be much more subjective than in the current evidence …

I read with great interest the article by Habib et al.[1] regarding the ability of the additive
EuroSCORE (European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation) to predict medium …

Messaoudi N, De Cocker J, Stockman BA et al. Is EuroSCORE useful in the prediction of
extended intensive care unit stay after cardiac surgery? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009; 36 …

Background Data from over 19,000 patients undergoing open heart surgery were used to
create the European system for cardiac operative risk evaluation (EuroSCORE). This score …

OBJECTIVES To update the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation
(EuroSCORE) risk model. METHODS A dedicated website collected prospective risk and …

We read with great interest the article by Chalmers et al.[1] regarding external validation of
the EuroSCORE II performances. Since the EuroSCORE (European System for Cardiac …

Background The purpose of the present study was to determine independent predictors for
long‐term mortality after cardiac surgery. The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk …

OBJECTIVES Prediction of operative risk in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery
remains a challenge, particularly in high-risk patients. In Europe, the EuroSCORE is the …