The ANCLA score is the preferred predictive tool among five satisfactory risk scores evaluated for predicting in-hospital mortality following surgery for infective endocarditis.
Which risk scores best predict in-hospital mortality following surgery for infective endocarditis?
The ANCLA score and four other risk scores demonstrate satisfactory performance in predicting in-hospital mortality for patients undergoing surgery for infective endocarditis.
: Five of eight scores that were evaluated in this study showed satisfactory performance in predicting in-hospital mortality following surgery for IE. The ANCLA score should be preferred.
Gatti et al. (2019) studied this question. The ANCLA score is the preferred predictive tool among five satisfactory risk scores evaluated for predicting in-hospital mortality following surgery for infective endocarditis.
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