Is the RACHS-1 (Risk adjustment in congenital heart surgery) a useful tool in our scenario?

Rachel Vilela de Abreu Haickel Nina^I; Mônica Elinor Alves GAMA^II; Alcione Miranda dos SANTOS^III; Vinícius José da Silva NINA^IV; José Albuquerque de Figueiredo Neto^V; Vinícius Giuliano Gonçalves MENDES^VI; Zeni Carvalho LAMY^VII; Luciane Maria de Oliveira BRITO^VIII

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76382007000400008

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1. Master Degree in Maternal and Child Health; Pediatric Cardiologist at UFMA* University Hospital. 2. MD; Professor of Pediatrics, Federal University of Maranhão. 3. MD; Head of the Statistical Center of UFMA University Hospital. 4. MD; Head of Heart surgery Service of UFMA University Hospital. 5. MD; Professor of Cardiology, Federal University of Maranhão. 6. UFMA medical student. 7. Doctorate in Maternal and Child Health; Director of the Hospital Social Work Department, UFMA University Hospital. 8. MD; Coordinator of Academic Master's Degree in Maternal and Child Health; Federal University of Maranhão. Correspondence
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