... ARTICLE Open AccessA comparative study of four intensive care outcome prediction models in cardiac surgery patientsFabian Doerr1, Akmal MA Badreldin1, Matthias B Heldwein1, Torsten Bossert1, ... Lehmann2,Ole Bayer3, Khosro Hekmat1*AbstractBackground: Outcome prediction scoring systems are increasingly used in intensive care medicine, but most werenot devel oped for use in cardiac surgery patients. ... cardiac surgery. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2003, 20:515-527.doi:10.1186/1749-8090-6-21Cite this article as: Doerr et al.: A comparative study of four intensive care outcome prediction models in cardiac surgery...