Patient

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Patient-related factors		Score
Age	(per 5 years or part thereof over 60 years)	1
Sex	female	1
Chronic pulmonary disease	longterm use of bronchodilators or steroids for lung disease	1
Extracardiac arteriopathy	any one or more of the following: claudication, carotid occlusion or >50% stenosis, previous or planned intervention on the abdominal aorta,limb arteries or carotids	2
Neurological dysfunction disease	severely affecting ambulation or day-to-day functioning	2
Previous cardiac surgery	requiring opening of the pericardium	3
Serum creatinine	>200m micromol/L preoperatively	2
Active endocarditis	patient still under antibiotic treatment for endocarditis at the time of surgery	3
Critical preoperative state	any one or more of the following: ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation or aborted sudden death, preoperative cardiac massage, preoperative ventilation before arrival in the anaesthetic room,preoperative inotropic support, intraaortic balloon counterpulsation or preoperative acute renal failure (anuria or oliguria<10 ml/hour)	3
Cardiac-related factors		Score
Unstable angina	rest angina requiring iv nitrates until arrival in the anaesthetic room	2
LV dysfunction	moderate or LVEF30-50%	1
	poor or LVEF <30	3
Recent myocardial infarct	(<90 days)	2
Pulmonary hypertension	Systolic PA pressure>60 mmHg	2

Operation-related factors		Score
Emergency	carried out on referral before the beginning of the next working day	2
Other than isolated CABG	major cardiac procedure other than or in addition to CABG	2
Surgery on thoracic aorta	for disorder of ascending, arch or descending aorta	3
Postinfarct septal rupture		4