Key result
The Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS) accurately predicted 30-day mortality in emergency surgery patients, achieving a C statistic of 0.86 in both derivation and validation cohorts.
Why the study?
Can the Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS) accurately predict 30-day mortality in emergency surgery patients?
Cohort (n=37,991)
Yes
Can the Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS) accurately predict 30-day mortality in emergency surgery patients?
Effect estimate: C statistic 0.86
The novel Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS) accurately predicts 30-day mortality in emergency surgery patients, which may aid in preoperative counseling and risk adjustment.
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ESAS may aid preoperative counseling and risk adjustment in emergency surgery; leaves open prospective validation before routine use.
Sangji et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Emergency surgery (n=37,991). Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS) was evaluated on 30-day mortality (C statistic 0.86). The Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS) accurately predicted 30-day mortality in emergency surgery patients, achieving a C statistic of 0.86 in both derivation and validation cohorts.
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