title: The Benefits and Pitfalls of the Use of Risk Stratification Tools in Cardiac Surgery.
abstract: Risk assessment tools are increasingly used in surgery. In cardiac surgery, risk models are used for patient counselling, surgical decision-making, performance benchmarking, clinical research, evaluation of new therapies and quality assurance, among others. However, they have numerous disadvantages which need to be considered. This article evaluates the utility of risk assessment tools in cardiac surgery including a discussion of their advantages and disadvantages.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Discipline of Surgery, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: Akshat
authors: A
authors: Saxena
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Discipline of Surgery, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The Baird Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: Vikrant
authors: V
authors: Dhurandhar
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Discipline of Surgery, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The Baird Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: Paul G
authors: PG
authors: Bannon
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Electronic address: andrew.newcomb@svha.org.au.
authors: Andrew E
authors: AE
authors: Newcomb
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: AusScore; Cardiac surgery; EuroScore; Mortality; Risk stratification