Does the Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia score predict postoperative pulmonary complications in surgical patients?
The Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia score is externally valid for predicting postoperative pulmonary complications, though its performance varies by geographic area.
The Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia score predicts three levels of PPC risk in hospitals outside the development setting. Performance differs between geographic areas.
Mazo et al. (2014) studied this question.