Assessing the validity of Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score in predicting stroke risk among patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery at a tertiary hospital in Pakistan: a retrospective cohort study
The STS risk score demonstrated strong predictive accuracy for postoperative stroke risk in cardiothoracic surgery patients, effectively incorporating clinical factors already accounted for in the comprehensive set of 70 variables used in its calculation.
Authors
- Javerya Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9831-8305)
- Nurhayat Usman
- Maryam Shaukat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8172-6088)
- Muhammad Salman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1725-4202)
- Arif Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1497-8144)
- Hana Khan
- Ahmed Raheem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1875-4903)
- Hasanat Sharif
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03350-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39