A widely used fracture risk calculator may help guide surgical decisions to treat patients with an endocrine disorder called primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) that causes progressive bone loss, ...

Risk Calculators Increasingly Used to Determine Appropriateness for Surgery A tool to calculate surgery risks for a particular patient is being used in heart surgery and will eventually be adopted to ...

CHICAGO, April 28, 2025 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) today announced the launch of its latest surgical risk calculator designed for patients undergoing ascending aorta and aortic root ...

Late-stage failure of the left side of the heart is an often-fatal condition affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. alone. A mechanical heart pump can be a lifesaving intervention for ...

CHICAGO, IL – October 17, 2024 – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) announces the release of two new risk calculators to inform physician-patient decision-making in thoracic surgery. Engineered ...

The STS rolled out all three interactive, mobile-friendly risk calculators in April 2024, adding to its existing portfolio of risk calculators for adult cardiac surgery. As cardiothoracic surgery ...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has published three new online calculators that spell out personalized risks for mortality and major complications associated with isolated tricuspid valve ...

SAN DIEGO -- The growing population of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) now has a dedicated operative risk algorithm for cardiac surgery, model developers reported. Incorporating 47 newer ...

Surgeon intuition is often right, but when compared to a standard risk calculator used to estimate complications post-surgery, technology still wins, a new study found. Led by researchers from ...

However, access to the college’s risk calculator is limited to about 250 mostly large hospitals that are in its National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, which charges $35,000 a year to ...