ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY: Utility of Biomarkers to Improve Prediction of Readmission or Mortality After Cardiac Surgery

ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY: Utility of Biomarkers to Improve Prediction of Readmission or Mortality After Cardiac Surgery is organized by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).

Release Date: Nov 01, 2018
Expiry Date: Nov 01, 2020

Accreditation: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

Description:
Each STS CME activity in The Annals consists of a self-study test on an original article from one of the journal's major subject categories (Adult Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology), a statement of the learning objectives and an evaluation of the activity.

Learning Objective:
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
• discuss the predictive capacity of biomarker measurement in a derivation cohort.
• recognize the failure of biomarker predictive value in an external cohort of patients.
• identify the contribution to overall predictive capacity of established clinical variables with regards to readmission rates as well as the additive effect of including a biomarker analysis.