Why the study?
Which risk stratification tools are most accurate for predicting morbidity and mortality in adult patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery?
Population
Adult patients undergoing major noncardiac, nonneurological surgery (based on 27 studies)
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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Supports preferential use for preoperative risk assessment in major noncardiac surgery; extends validation across 27 studies but leaves open impact on outcomes.
Which risk stratification tools are most accurate for predicting morbidity and mortality in adult patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery?
The Portsmouth-Physiology and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and the Surgical Risk Scale are the most consistently accurate risk stratification tools for major noncardiac surgery, though further validation and impact studies are needed.
Moonesinghe et al. (2013) studied this question.
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