The logistic EuroSCORE in cardiac surgery: how well does it predict operative risk?

Objectives: To study the ability of the logistic EuroSCORE to predict operative risk in contemporary cardiac surgery. Design: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Setting: All National Health Service centres undertaking adult cardiac surgery in northwest England. Patients: All patients undergoing cardiac surgery between April 2002 and March 2004. Main outcome measures: The predictive ability...