[Risk adjustment for surgery of congenital heart disease--secondary publication].
Risk adjustment for specialties covering many diagnoses is difficult. The Risk Adjusted classification for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) was created to compare the in-hospital mortality rate of groups of children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease. We applied the classification to the operations performed at Skejby Sygehus (1996-2002) and found that RACHS-1 can be used to predict the in-hospital mortality rate and length of stay in the intensive care unit in a Danish center for congenital heart surgery. The mortality rate was similar to that reported by larger centers.
Larsen
Signe Holm
SH
Arhus Universitetshospital, Skejby Sygehus, Forskningsafsnittet, Hjerte-lunge-kar-kirurgisk Afdeling T. signe_holm_larsen@hotmail.com
Pedersen
Jens
J
Jacobsen
Jacob
J
Johnsen
Søren Paaske
SP
Hansen
Ole Kromann
OK
Sørensen
Keld E
KE
Hjortdal
Vibeke Elisabeth
VE
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D020379:Risk Adjustment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors