Why the study?
Does the P-POSSUM scoring system accurately predict 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing colorectal resection for cancer?
Population
173 consecutive patients who underwent a colorectal resection for cancer over a 12-month period
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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P-POSSUM overestimates mortality after colorectal cancer resection; leaves open need for recalibration in contemporary cohorts.
Does the P-POSSUM scoring system accurately predict 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing colorectal resection for cancer?
The P-POSSUM scoring system significantly overestimates the risk of 30-day postoperative mortality in patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery.
Menon et al. (2002) studied this question.
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