Limitations of national database studies in cardiac surgery: Additional data required for individual risk stratification

J Card Surg. 2020 Sep;35(9):2440. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14721. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Authors

Thomas J Martin¹, Adam E M Eltorai¹, Kevin Kennedy², Frank Sellke¹, Afshin Ehsan¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
² Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.

PMID: 32720315
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14721

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Databases, Factual
Humans
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Thoracic Surgery*