Is the EuroSCORE II reliable to estimate operative mortality among octogenarians?
Sophie ProvenchereArnaud ChevalierWalid GhodbaneClaire BouletiPhilippe MontraversDan LongroisBernard IungPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The ES II has a better PP than the ES I among patients <80. Its discrimination and calibration are less satisfying in patients ≥80, showing an overestimation in the elderly at very high-surgical risk. Nevertheless, it shows an acceptable calibration until 10%- predicted mortality.