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Eagle score

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Eagle score
Purposeassess 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

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Estimated mortality

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0 factor: 3%
1-2 factors: 8%
3 factors: 18%

References

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  1. ^ 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