Why the study?
Perioperative mortality remains a significant concern after oncological esophagectomy, prompting the need to evaluate and compare existing risk scoring systems.
Do existing mortality risk scores accurately predict postoperative mortality in patients undergoing esophagectomy?
Population
714 patients who underwent esophagectomy between 2002 and 2021
Comparison
IESG 90-day mortality risk prediction vs Steyerberg 30-day score vs Fuchs preoperative score
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Authors
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Limited discrimination of existing scores warrants caution in preoperative risk stratification; leaves open need for improved models in esophageal cancer surgery.
Do existing mortality risk scores accurately predict postoperative mortality in patients undergoing esophagectomy?
Existing mortality risk scores for esophagectomy have limited predictive ability (AUCs 0.634-0.686) and require improvement for effective clinical application.
Schiefer et al. (2025) studied this question.