| Literature DB >> 22350775 |
Michael Poullis1, Brian Fabri, Mark Pullan, John Chalmers.
Abstract
Seasonal variation in mortality after cardiac surgery exists. EuroSCORE II accrued data over a 12-week period from May to July 2010. We investigated whether the accrual period for EuroSCORE II had a different mortality rate compared with the rest of the year. We found in a study population of 18,706 that the accrual period of EuroSCORE II may introduce bias into the predicted mortality, potentially reducing the accuracy of the new model.Mesh:
Year: 2012 PMID: 22350775 PMCID: PMC3329310 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN: 1569-9285