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These factors were combined into a simple risk index, which was subsequently validated successfully in a second cohort, of 6,885 cardiac surgery patients. The index has potential application as a risk stratification tool both for assessing individual patient risk and for comparing the risk-adjusted mortality rates and resource use at different hospitals and among cardiovascular surgeons. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this study, investigators developed a cardiac surgery risk index to predict the risks of death, prolonged intensive care unit stay, and prolonged postoperative hospitalization. Six variables &#x2013; age, sex, left ventricular function, repeat surgery, and urgency as well as type of surgery &#x2013; based on data from 6, 213 patients undergoing cardiac surgery were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"topic":[40,25],"migration-helper-qa-sample-set":[],"class_list":["post-4454","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","topic-cardiovascular-disease","topic-surgery"],"acf":{"citation":"Tu JV. <em>Cardiol Rev<\/em>. 1996; 13(2):23-6.","source_url":"","ices_scientist":[],"site":[6733],"research_program":[6742],"news_release":[],"journal_article":[],"atlas":[],"research_report":[],"infographic":[],"video":[],"downloads":null,"links":null,"sitecore_item_id":"B4676E45-7A4C-4298-B660-4D6EB2E54F29","sitecore_item_name":"A-simple-risk-index-for-cardiac-surgery","sitecore_field_values":"{\n  \"Title\": \"A simple risk index for cardiac surgery\",\n  \"Citation\": \"<p>Tu JV. <em>Cardiol Rev<\/em>. 1996; 13(2):23-6. <\/p>\",\n  \"Abstract\": \"<p>In this study, investigators developed a cardiac surgery risk index to predict the risks of death, prolonged intensive care unit stay, and prolonged postoperative hospitalization. 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