Does the orthopaedic POSSUM scoring system accurately predict mortality and morbidity in orthopaedic surgery?
The orthopaedic POSSUM scoring system is a valid tool for predicting mortality and morbidity in orthopaedic surgery.
We describe the development and validation of a scoring system for auditing orthopaedic surgery. It is a minor modification of the POSSUM scoring system widely used in general surgery. The orthopaedic POSSUM system which we have developed gives predictions for mortality and morbidity which correlate well with the observed rates in a sample of 2326 orthopaedic operations over a period of 12 months.
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