Surgical Apgar Score can accurately predict the severity of post-operative complications following emergency laparotomy

Abstract Background The Surgical Apgar Score (SAS) describes a feasible and objective tool for predicting surgical outcomes. However, the accuracy of the score and its correlation with the complication severity has not been well established in many grounds of low resource settings. Objective To dete...

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Main Authors: Victor Meza Kyaruzi, Douglas E. Chamshama, Ramadhani H. Khamisi, Larry O. Akoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02088-2