Sampling time error in EuroSCORE II
Open Access
- 20 February 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 14 (5), 640-641
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivs034
Abstract
Seasonal variation in mortality after cardiac surgery exists. EuroSCORE II accrued data over a 12-week period from May to July 2010. We investigated whether the accrual period for EuroSCORE II had a different mortality rate compared with the rest of the year. We found in a study population of 18 706 that the accrual period of EuroSCORE II may introduce bias into the predicted mortality, potentially reducing the accuracy of the new model.Keywords
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