Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
December 2012
Background: We recommend the use of models to estimate mortality hospital risk in cardiac surgery (CC). The aim of this study was to validate a risk stratification system, widely used as the EuroSCORE (ES), in our institution.
Material And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of patients undergoing CC consecutively between January 2006 and November 2008.