Why the study?
Is the Surgical Apgar Score associated with the decision to admit a patient directly to the ICU after high-risk intraabdominal surgery?
Population
8,501 adults undergoing major intraabdominal surgery from 2003 to 2010 at an academic medical center
Comparison
Lower Surgical Apgar Score (SAS 0-2, 3-4, 5-6) vs Higher Surgical Apgar Score (SAS 7-8)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Immediate postoperative period
Authors
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May inform postoperative ICU triage after intraabdominal surgery; extends SAS validation but leaves open effects on outcomes.
Is the Surgical Apgar Score associated with the decision to admit a patient directly to the ICU after high-risk intraabdominal surgery?
The Surgical Apgar Score, based on intraoperative hemodynamics and blood loss, is strongly associated with the decision for immediate ICU admission after high-risk intraabdominal surgery.
Sobol et al. (2013) studied this question.
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