Table 1

Comparison of observed and predicted mortality using the four risk scores in clinically relevant risk groups

Parsonnet scoreEuroSCOREACC/AHAUK CABG Bayes
Risk groupnObs (%)Exp (%)nObs (%)Exp (%)nObs (%)Exp (%)nObs (%)Exp (%)
ACC/AHA, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association model; Exp, expected; Obs, observed; UK CABG, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland coronary artery bypass graft surgery model.
0–2.49%4722 (0.4) 2.8 (0.6)1061 6 (0.6)10.1 (0.9)201617 (0.8)18.7 (0.9)179813 (0.7)15.1 (0.8)
2.5–4.99%3711 (0.3)12.0 (3.2)478 5 (1.0)16.4 (3.4)130 5 (3.8) 4.1 (3.1)246 4 (1.6) 8.5 (3.4)
5.0–9.99%3485 (1.4)22.3 (6.4)34412 (3.5)20.6 (6.0)68 7 (10.3) 4.3 (6.3)122 7 (5.7) 8.1 (6.7)
10–19.99%29411 (3.7)37.7 (12.8)24 3 (12.5) 2.5 (10.4)9 1 (11.1) 1.1 (12.3)40 4 (10.0) 5.6 (14.0)
≥20%301 (3.3) 6.8 (22.8)0017 2 (11.8) 5.1 (29.7)
Total151520 (1.3)81.6 (5.4)190726 (1.4)49.6 (2.6)222330 (1.3)28.2 (1.3)222330 (1.3)42.4 (1.9)