The proposed experimental model is reproductable. This study suggests that the dosage 4500 cGy is excessive and the 3000 cGy is the most effective for this experimental model of cutaneous radiation injury in rabbits.
Objective: To compare the observed incidence of mediastinitis and strokes versus the expected incidence according to the NNECDSG score (Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group) in a population submitted to coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
213BARBOSA, TMJU ET AL -Evaluation of the NNECDSG Score in a Brazilian public hospital Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2007; 22(2): 212-217
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