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  • Title: [Risk adjustment for surgery of congenital heart disease--secondary publication].
    Author: Larsen SH, Pedersen J, Jacobsen J, Johnsen SP, Hansen OK, Sørensen KE, Hjortdal VE.
    Journal: Ugeskr Laeger; 2006 Feb 06; 168(6):584-6. PubMed ID: 16476221.
    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.
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