Table 5

PS calculator currently used in our unit

PS
Female sex1
Morbid obesity3
Diabetes (type unspecified)3
Hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 140 mm Hg3
Left ventricular ejection fraction
 Good (> 49%)0
 Fair (30–49%)2
 Poor (< 30%)4
Age
 70–74 years7
 75–79 years12
 > 79 years20
Reoperation
 First5
 Second10
Preoperative intra-aortic balloon pump2
Left ventricular aneurysm5
Emergency surgery following coronary angioplasty10
Dialysis dependency10
Valve surgery
 Mitral5
 If pulmonary artery pressure > 60 mm Hg add:8
 Aortic5
 If gradient > 120 mm Hg add:7
 CABG at time of valve surgery2
  • Catastrophic state (for example, patient receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation while being transferred into operating theatre) add score of 10–50 (very rarely used).

  • CABG, coronary artery bypass graft.