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Does the EuroSCORE risk stratification system perform well in North American cardiac surgery patients?
Does the EuroSCORE risk stratification system perform well in North American cardiac surgery patients?
EuroSCORE is a valid and simple additive risk stratification system for North American cardiac surgery patients.
Supports EuroSCORE applicability in North American patients; extends European validation but remains hypothesis-generating for routine adoption.
Despite substantial demographic differences between Europe and North America, EuroSCORE performs very well in the STS database, and can be recommended as a simple, additive risk stratification system on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Samer A.M. Nashef (2002) studied this question.