Key result
The EuroSCORE II risk model improves upon previous versions but faces ongoing limitations due to inconsistent definitions and registration of operative mortality across different health systems.
Design
Editorial
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The commentary highlights the need for a uniform, widely-accepted definition of early operative-related mortality before applying complex mathematical adjustments to risk models like EuroSCORE II.
The commentary highlights the need for a uniform, widely-accepted definition of early operative-related mortality before applying complex mathematical adjustments to risk models like EuroSCORE II.
Spiliopoulos et al. (2014) conducted an editorial in Cardiac surgery. EuroSCORE II was evaluated. The EuroSCORE II risk model improves upon previous versions but faces ongoing limitations due to inconsistent definitions and registration of operative mortality across different health systems.
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