Variables associated with cardiac surgical waitlist mortality from a population-based cohort

ConclusionCCS waitlist recommendations were poorly predictive of waitlist mortality and the majority of waitlist deaths occur within recommended benchmarks. We identified variables associated with waitlist mortality with improved clinical performance. Our findings suggest a need to re-evaluate cardiac surgical triage criteria using an evidence-based data.
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research