Why the study?
Does the Surgical Risk Score (SRS) accurately predict 30-day mortality compared to POSSUM and p-POSSUM in higher-risk surgical patients?
Population
949 consecutive patients undergoing inpatient surgical procedures in a district general hospital under the…
Comparison
Surgical Risk Score (SRS) vs POSSUM and p-POSSUM scores
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
Authors
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Supports SRS as equivalent predictor in higher-risk surgery; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Does the Surgical Risk Score (SRS) accurately predict 30-day mortality compared to POSSUM and p-POSSUM in higher-risk surgical patients?
The Surgical Risk Score (SRS) offers equivalent accuracy to POSSUM and p-POSSUM in predicting 30-day mortality among higher-risk surgical patients.
Brooks et al. (2005) studied this question.
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