More than 30 Years of POSSUM: Are Scoring Systems Still Relevant Today for Colorectal Surgery?

Background: The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) weights the patient’s individual health status and the extent of the surgical procedure to estimate the probability of postoperative complications and death of general surgery patients....

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Main Authors: Florian Bürtin, Tobias Ludwig, Matthias Leuchter, Alexander Hendricks, Clemens Schafmayer, Mark Philipp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/1/173