Journal article
Early mortality from off-pump and on-pump coronary bypass surgery in Canada: A comparison of the STS and the EuroSCORE risk prediction algorithms
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Early mortality from off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery was assessed and compared with two widely used risk algorithms for CABG: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE).
METHOD: From March 12, 2001, to December 31, 2002, 1657 consecutive patients were treated with off-pump CABG and 1693 consecutive patients were treated with on-pump …
Authors
Farrokhyar F; Wang X; Kent R; Lamy A
Journal
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 23, No. 11, pp. 879–883
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2007
DOI
10.1016/s0828-282x(07)70843-7
ISSN
0828-282X