Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2875368 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The risk score is a simple way of estimating short-term mortality that accurately predicts mortality in the year the model was developed as well as in the previous year. Perioperative complications and length of stay are also well predicted by the risk score.
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Authors
Edward L. PhD, Louise Szypulski MS, Andrew MD, Desmond MD, Stephen J. MD, Alfred T. MD, Jeffrey P. MD, Robert S.D. MD, Craig R. MD,