January 1, 2002Open Access
Consensus-based method for risk adjustment for surgery for congenital heart disease
Structured PICO
Does the RACHS-1 method allow meaningful comparisons of in-hospital mortality in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease?
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Population
Children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease
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Intervention
RACHS-1 method for risk adjustment
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Outcome
In-hospital mortalityhard clinical
The RACHS-1 method provides a consensus-based approach to adjust for baseline risk differences in pediatric congenital heart surgery, enabling meaningful comparisons of in-hospital mortality.
Abstract
The RACHS-1 method should adjust for baseline risk differences and allow meaningful comparisons of in-hospital mortality for groups of children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease.
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Authors
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Kathy J. Jenkins
Pediatric Cardiology
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Kimberlee Gauvreau
Pediatric Cardiology
Jane W. Newburger
Pediatric Cardiology
Journals
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Actions
Institutions
Boston Children's Hospital
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hadassah Medical Center
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