Summary
This 2021 narrative review examines scoring systems employed for risk stratification in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery. The authors synthesise existing risk assessment tools used in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and surgery to inform perioperative planning and patient counselling. The paper appears to evaluate the comparative utility and limitations of these systems in predicting surgical outcomes.
Regional applicability
Risk stratification tools reviewed are likely applicable to UK cardiothoracic practice, as cardiac surgery protocols and risk assessment frameworks are broadly similar across high-income healthcare systems. However, applicability depends on whether the scoring systems reviewed are already embedded in UK National Health Service cardiac centres and anaesthetic guidelines.
Key measures
Risk stratification scores; perioperative mortality; morbidity; adverse outcomes in cardiac surgery patients
Outcomes reported
The study reviewed and compared existing risk stratification scoring systems used to categorise patients undergoing cardiac surgery by perioperative risk. The systems assessed measures such as mortality, morbidity, and complications following cardiac surgical intervention.
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