The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score: a useful prognostic instrument after cardiac surgery for the elderly patient
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The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score: a useful prognostic instrument after cardiac surgery for the elderly patient
Materials and methods Design: analysis of a prospectively collected database. Setting: mixed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in an University Hospital. Patients: A total of 70 patients (ASA II-IV) aged >65 submitted to cardiac surgery. They were evaluated on 24,48 and 72 hours after ICU admission. All post-operative ASA IV-E (E= emergency) and all ICU patients with different diagnosis were excluded f...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Geriatrics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-s1-a99