Abstract
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.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Risk adjustment for surgery of congenital heart disease--secondary publication |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 168 |
Udgave nummer | 6 |
Sider (fra-til) | 584-6 |
Antal sider | 3 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 6 feb. 2006 |
Emneord
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures/mortality
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Denmark/epidemiology
- Female
- Heart Defects, Congenital/mortality
- Hospital Mortality
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Length of Stay
- Male
- Risk Adjustment/methods
- Risk Factors