Why the study?
Preoperative risk stratification informs postoperative care decisions, but whether SORT score-predicted mortality differs from observed mortality in Saudi patients undergoing nonemergency surgery was unknown.
Is the SORT score reliable in predicting postoperative 30-day mortality after nonemergency surgery in a Saudi population?
Population
Saudi patients undergoing nonemergency surgical procedures at Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh
Comparison
SORT predicted mortality vs observed mortality
Design
Prospective observational study
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May support SORT score use in Saudi nonemergency surgery; extends validation to this population but should not yet change practice.
Is the SORT score reliable in predicting postoperative 30-day mortality after nonemergency surgery in a Saudi population?
The SORT score is a reliable tool for predicting 30-day mortality after nonemergency surgeries in the Saudi population.
Huda et al. (2021) studied this question.
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