Prediction of results in open heart surgery
One hundred candidates for open heart surgery were rated preoperatively by means of an Acceptance Scale. The rating was found to have a strong correlation with the result of surgery. It is believed that the scale is sufficiently predictive to allow identification of a high-risk group of patients who...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
[1975]
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In: |
Journal of religion and health
Year: 1975, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 159-164 |
Further subjects: | B
Intensive Ministry
B Acceptance Scale B Strong Correlation B Broad Variety B Open Heart |
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Summary: | One hundred candidates for open heart surgery were rated preoperatively by means of an Acceptance Scale. The rating was found to have a strong correlation with the result of surgery. It is believed that the scale is sufficiently predictive to allow identification of a high-risk group of patients who should receive an intensive ministry before they are operated on. The scale is probably applicable to a very broad variety of surgical patients. |
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ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF01534041 |