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A surgeon's clinical assessment of risk using a visual analog scale functions as an independent predictive variable that improves the overall prediction of perioperative complications. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

August 2, 2007World Journal of Surgery

Accuracy of the Surgeons’ Clinical Prediction of Perioperative Complications Using a Visual Analog Scale

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Why the study?

Does a surgeon's clinical assessment using a visual analog scale (VAS) improve the prediction of perioperative complications in surgical patients?

Population

1,013 surgical patients assessed for perioperative complications

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

up to 30 days postoperatively

Authors

JWJohn C. WoodfieldDunedin Public Hospital RPRoss A. PettigrewDunedin Public Hospital LPLindsay D. PlankUniversity of Auckland

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Implication

Surgeon VAS assessment may aid preoperative risk stratification; leaves open whether it meaningfully extends existing models without prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Does a surgeon's clinical assessment using a visual analog scale (VAS) improve the prediction of perioperative complications in surgical patients?

Population

1,013 surgical patients assessed for perioperative complications

Intervention

Surgeon's clinical assessment of risk using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) immediately before and after surgery

Outcome

Prediction of perioperative complications (mortality, major complications, and all complications) up to 30 days postoperativelyhard clinical

A surgeon's subjective clinical assessment of risk using a visual analog scale independently improves the prediction of perioperative complications and mortality.

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Woodfield et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bc260ea84844e355ee70c https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-007-9178-0

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Implication

Surgeon VAS assessment may aid preoperative risk stratification; leaves open whether it meaningfully extends existing models without prospective validation.

Accuracy of the Surgeons’ Clinical Prediction of Perioperative Complications Using a Visual Analog Scale

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Accuracy of the Surgeons’ Clinical Prediction of Perioperative Complications Using a Visual Analog Scale

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