A comparative study of four thoracic mortality scores.

Georg SchlachtenbergerFabian DoerrHruy MengheshaAndres AmorinChristopher GaisendreesSebastian MiesenChristian SeibelThorsten WahlersKhosro HekmatMatthias B Heldwein

Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2023)

Eurolung 2 and the simplified Eurolung 2 were the favorable scoring systems for predicting 30-day mortality compared to Thoracoscore and Epithor. Therefore, we recommend using Eurolung 2 or the simplified Eurolung 2 for preoperative risk stratification.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
risk factors
spinal cord
patients undergoing
cardiovascular disease
spinal cord injury