Why the study?
Can a preoperative risk score identify patients at high risk for postoperative pneumonia after cardiac surgery?
Can a preoperative risk score identify patients at high risk for postoperative pneumonia after cardiac surgery?
A proposed preoperative scoring system can identify patients at high risk (≥4%) for postoperative pneumonia after cardiac surgery, potentially guiding preventive policies.
May support targeted pneumonia prevention in high-risk cardiac surgery patients; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Assessing preoperative risk factors for postoperative pneumonia with the proposed scoring system could help to implement a preventive policy in high-risk patients with a risk of postoperative pneumonia greater than 4% (i.e., patients with a score ≥ 3).
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