Why the study?
Most scoring systems used to assess surgical outcomes fail to incorporate surgical factors, whereas P-POSSUM includes them.
Does the P-POSSUM scoring system accurately predict post-operative mortality in patients undergoing major surgery?
Population
250 consenting patients who underwent medium, major, and major + surgeries
Comparison
Actual vs predicted mortality using the P-POSSUM scoring system
Design
Longitudinal observational study
Authors
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May support P-POSSUM for local surgical risk assessment; leaves open prospective validation before wider adoption.
Does the P-POSSUM scoring system accurately predict post-operative mortality in patients undergoing major surgery?
The P-POSSUM scoring system is a valid tool for predicting post-operative mortality in patients undergoing major surgical procedures.
Pinto et al. (2022) studied this question.
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