BACKGROUND: Although the exact cause of @entity1282 after cardiac operations is unknown, timely diagnosis is critical to avoid a devastating @entity1173 event. Accordingly, we sought to generate the risk of @entity1282 in cardiac surgery (RODICS) score to identify @entity1 at risk for its development after heart surgery. METHODS: All adult heart surgery @entity1 at our institution between January 2011 and March 2012 were analyzed. A videofluoroscopic swallow study stratified @entity1 into two groups based on the presence or absence of @entity1282 . Covariates (p < 0.20) were included in a multivariable model to determine the strongest independent predictors of @entity86 . Based on the relative odds ratios of significant variables, the RODICS score was generated. Risk cohorts were then created based on easily applicable, whole-integer score cutoffs. RESULTS: During the study period, 115 of 1,314 @entity1 (8.8%) undergoing heart surgery were diagnosed with clinically significant @entity1282 . The 38-point RODICS score comprises seven @entity1 -specific characteristics and  perioperative factors. The low risk (less than 4), intermediate risk (5 to 9), and high risk (more than 9) cohorts had @entity86 rates of 3.0%, 6.8%, and 21.6%, respectively (p < 0.001). The intermediate-risk cohort (odds ratio 2.3, 95% confidence interval: 1.33 to 4.27, p  = 0.01) and high-risk cohort (odds ratio 8.9, 95% confidence interval: 5.22 to 15.32, p < 0.001) were at significantly higher risk of @entity1282 developing. The RODICS score demonstrated excellent discriminatory ability (area under the curve 0.75). CONCLUSIONS: The incidence and impact of @entity1282 after open cardiac operations is significant. This novel scoring system could lead to prompt identification of @entity1 at high risk for @entity86 and potentially minimize the complications of @entity1173 .

A Novel Risk Score to Predict XXXX After Cardiac Surgery Procedures.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity86 :: ('MESH:D019106', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative dysphagia'] @entity1282 :: ('MESH:D003680', 'Disease') :: ['dysphagia'] @entity1173 :: ('MESH:D053120', 'Disease') :: ['aspiration']
@entity1282 :: (MESH:D003680,Disease) :: ['Dysphagia']
