Showing papers by "Fred H. Edwards published in 1998"
TL;DR: Gender is an independent predictor of operative mortality except for patients in very high- risk categories, but in high-risk patients, there was no difference between male and female mortality.
394 citations
TL;DR: The most current STS risk model of CABG operative mortality is a reliable and statistically valid tool and acceptable level of calibration after adjustment for a large sample size effect.
185 citations
TL;DR: The expanded data completeness and quality criteria that will be implemented in the coming year are described and the Expert Advisory Panel's recommendations for improvement are summarized.
45 citations