The benefits and pitfalls of the use of risk stratification tools in cardiac surgery

Akshat Saxena; Vikrant Dhurandhar; Paul G. Bannon; Andrew E. Newcomb

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2015.12.094

The benefits and pitfalls of the use of risk stratification tools in cardiac surgery

Akshat Saxena, Vikrant Dhurandhar, Paul G. Bannon, Andrew E. Newcomb^*

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Abstract

Risk assessment tools are increasingly used in surgery. In cardiac surgery, risk models are used for patient counselling, surgical decision-making, performance benchmarking, clinical research, evaluation of new therapies and quality assurance, among others. However, they have numerous disadvantages which need to be considered. This article evaluates the utility of risk assessment tools in cardiac surgery including a discussion of their advantages and disadvantages.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	314-318
Number of pages	5
Journal	Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.12.094
Publication status	Published - Apr 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

cardiac surgery
risk stratification
mortality
AusScore
EuroScore

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