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The results of a multivariate model utilizing restricted cubic splines for risk of operative mortality are depicted. The line of best fit (red line), knots (red circles), and 95% confidence intervals (black hashed line) are shown. For operative mortality the nonlinear association depicted is not statistically significant.
