Key result
P-POSSUM score predicts emergency surgery mortality risk at a physiological cut-off of ~32.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to assess the association between the Portsmouth Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the Enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (P-POSSUM) score and outcomes in emergency surgical cases.
Does the P-POSSUM score predict mortality and morbidity in adult patients undergoing emergency surgical intervention?
Population
100 patients above 18 years of age undergoing emergency surgical intervention
Comparison
Preoperative physiological and operative P-POSSUM scores
Design
Single-centre observational study
Authors
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May support P-POSSUM cut-offs for mortality stratification in emergency surgery; leaves open prospective validation and morbidity prediction.
Observational (n=100)
No
Does the P-POSSUM score predict mortality and morbidity in adult patients undergoing emergency surgical intervention?
The P-POSSUM score is a useful tool for predicting mortality using a combination of physiological and surgical parameters in emergency surgical cases.
Pudale et al. (2026) conducted an observational in Emergency surgical cases (n=100). P-POSSUM score was evaluated on Mortality and morbidity. The P-POSSUM score prognosticated mortality in emergency surgical cases, identifying a physiological score cut-off of ≥31.5 and an operative score cut-off of ≤17.5 for risk of death.
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