2019
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14345
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Integrating continuous monitoring and evaluation of risk‐adjusted outcomes in a cardiac surgical program

Abstract: Background: The variable life-adjusted display (VLAD) method shows the difference between predicted and observed outcomes over time. Our study aims to implement routine in-house monitoring of risk-adjusted 30-day mortality and morbidity following cardiac surgery.Methods: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk score was calculated for 249 isolated and combined coronary and aortic or mitral valve cases performed during a 6-month period. The nine predicted STS variables were operative mortality, permanent st… Show more

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