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Consensus-based method for risk adjustment for surgery for congenital heart disease
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2002 · Vol. 123(1) · pp. 110–118
Kathy J. Jenkins✉(Boston Children's Hospital)Kimberlee Gauvreau(Boston Children's Hospital)Jane W. Newburger(Boston Children's Hospital)Thomas L. Spray(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)James H. Moller(University of Minnesota Children's Hospital)Lisa I. Iezzoni(Hadassah Medical Center)
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.
Congenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHealthcare Policy and ManagementMedicineHeart diseaseReceiver operating characteristicRisk assessmentCardiac surgeryEmergency medicinePediatricsSurgeryCardiologyInternal medicine
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HumansMaleRisk FactorsUnited StatesChildFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalCardiac Surgical ProceduresConfidence IntervalsLogistic ModelsOdds RatioHospital MortalityRisk Adjustment
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