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Het volume van chirurgische ingrepen en de impact ervan op ... - KCE

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154 Volume Outcome <strong>KCE</strong> reports 113<br />

These scores, however, could not be used in this study because their clinical parameters<br />

are not available in the MCD. The STS score is comprised of over 40 clinical<br />

parameters, whereas the EuroSCORE involves 18 clinical characteristics. 276, 277 The<br />

EuroSCORE system id<strong>en</strong>tified three groups of risk factors (with their weights i.e.<br />

additive % predicted mortality in brackets):<br />

• Pati<strong>en</strong>t-related factors were age over 60 (one per 5 years or part<br />

thereof), female (1), chronic pulmonary disease (1), extracardiac<br />

arteri<strong>op</strong>athy (2), neurological dysfunction (2), previous cardiac surgery (3),<br />

serum creatinine >200 micromol/l (2), active <strong>en</strong>docarditis (3) and critical<br />

pre<strong>op</strong>erative state (3).<br />

• Cardiac factors were unstable angina on intrav<strong>en</strong>ous nitrates (2), reduced<br />

left v<strong>en</strong>tricular ejection fraction (30-50%: 1,

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