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Review
. 1998 Mar 21;316(7135):925-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7135.925.

Urgency and priority for cardiac surgery: a clinical judgment analysis

F Kee  1 , P McDonald, J R Kirwan, C C Patterson, A H Love
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Review

Urgency and priority for cardiac surgery: a clinical judgment analysis

F Kee et al. BMJ. .
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Case appraisal form
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Frequency of demographic and clinical cues in decision models of urgency and priority. LVF=left ventricular function, LMS = left main stem stenosis
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β Coefficients (unstandardised) for clinical cues in decision models of urgency and priority. Age=per decade, sex=men v women, smoking=smokers v non-smokers, body mass index=per additional 10% above ideal, stress test=high risk v not high risk, angina class=stable angina (grade IVb/c v Canadian Cardiovascular Society grade I/II, LVF=abnormal v normal left ventricular function, LMS=left main stem stenosis >75% v <50%, no of affected vessels=⩾3 affected v 0 or 1
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