Eagle score
Topic: Medicine
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| Eagle score | |
|---|---|
| Medical diagnostics | |
| Purpose | assess mortality during heart surgery |
Eagle score is a five-point scoring system, used mainly for vascular patients, and allows for an accurate estimate of a patient's risk of dying during heart surgery.[1]
Main risk factors
- Age > 70
- Angina
- Myocardial infarction (history or Q waves)
- Congestive cardiac failure
- Diabetes
Estimated mortality
- 0 factor: 3%
- 1-2 factors: 8%
- 3 factors: 18%
References
- ↑ L'Italien Gj, et al. Development and validation of a Baysian model for perioperative cardiac risk assessment in a cohort of 1,081 vascular surgical candidates. J Am Coll Cardiol 27, 779-86
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