Mortality Following Congenital Heart Surgery in Adults Can Be Predicted Accurately by Combining Expert-Based and Evidence-Based Pediatric Risk Scores

Currently, there are few specific risk models available to predict mortality following congenital heart surgery in adults or to stratify operations on adult patients with congenital heart disease by relative risk of mortality. The study by Hӧrer and Kasnar-Samprec  et al evaluates  the predictive power of the common pediatric scores when applied to adult patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease. In addition, a new ‘grown-ups with congenital heart disease’ (GUCH) score, specifically intended for adults undergoing congenital heart surgery, is described and evaluated.
View the invited commentary from Stephanie Fuller and Jeffrey P. Jacobs here.