Is the EuroSCORE II reliable to estimate operative mortality among octogenarians?

Sophie ProvenchereArnaud ChevalierWalid GhodbaneClaire BouletiPhilippe MontraversDan LongroisBernard Iung

Published 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.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes