Key result
The ARISCAT risk index positively correlated with postoperative pulmonary complications (UAS r=0.34; LAS r=0.35, p<0.05), whereas the ASA classification showed no association (p=0.8).
Why the study?
Postoperative pulmonary complications represent a substantial surgical risk, and the comparative accuracy of the ASA classification versus the ARISCAT risk index in predicting these complications after upper and lower abdominal surgery needed evaluation.
Does the ARISCAT risk index predict postoperative pulmonary complications better than the ASA classification in patients undergoing abdominal surgery?
Observational (n=241)
Does the ARISCAT risk index predict postoperative pulmonary complications better than the ASA classification in patients undergoing abdominal surgery?
p-value: p=<0.05
The ARISCAT risk index is a stronger predictor of postoperative pulmonary complications than the ASA classification in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.
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ARISCAT may aid PPC risk stratification over ASA in abdominal surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before adoption.
Kara et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Upper and lower abdominal surgery (n=241). ARISCAT risk index vs. ASA classification was evaluated on Pulmonary complications within one month after surgery (p=<0.05). The ARISCAT risk index positively correlated with postoperative pulmonary complications (UAS r=0.34; LAS r=0.35, p<0.05), whereas the ASA classification showed no association (p=0.8).
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