Why the study?
Can preoperative risk factors alone accurately stratify risk for mortality and major morbidity in major colorectal surgery?
Can preoperative risk factors alone accurately stratify risk for mortality and major morbidity in major colorectal surgery?
Simple preoperative risk factors can achieve risk stratification for mortality and major morbidity in major colorectal surgery with comparable or better efficacy than models using intraoperative and postoperative factors.
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May support preoperative stratification in colorectal surgery; leaves open prospective validation and outcome impact.
Ragg et al. (2009) studied this question.
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