Why the study?
Do POSSUM, P-POSSUM, and Cr-POSSUM scoring systems accurately predict postoperative mortality in patients undergoing major colorectal surgery?
Population
308 patients undergoing major colorectal surgery in an Australasian context
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative
Authors
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Supports predictive utility of POSSUM variants in colorectal surgery; leaves open optimal model selection pending prospective validation.
Do POSSUM, P-POSSUM, and Cr-POSSUM scoring systems accurately predict postoperative mortality in patients undergoing major colorectal surgery?
POSSUM, P-POSSUM, and Cr-POSSUM are reliable predictors of postoperative mortality in major colorectal surgery, though POSSUM and P-POSSUM may be slightly more accurate.
Vather et al. (2006) studied this question.
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