cardiology cardiac-surgery

EuroSCORE II

European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II. Estimates operative mortality risk for adult cardiac surgery. Updated model from EuroSCORE I with improved calibration.

Age

Female sex (+1 point)Yes

Creatinine >200 μmol/L or on dialysis/CVVH (+2 points)Yes

Extracardiac arteriopathy (claudication, carotid stenosis, previous/planned vascular intervention) (+2 points)Yes

Neurological or musculoskeletal dysfunction affecting mobility (+2 points)Yes

Previous cardiac surgery with pericardiotomy (+3 points)Yes

Active endocarditis (still on antibiotic therapy at time of surgery) (+3 points)Yes

Critical preoperative state (VT/VF, IABP, pre-op intubation, renal failure, cardiac massage, pre-op cardiogenic shock) (+3 points)Yes

LV Function (EF)

Recent MI within 90 days (+2 points)Yes

Pulmonary Hypertension

Urgency of Surgery

References

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.

Calculators

Drugs

Pathways

Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.

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