Comparison of POSSUM and P-POSSUM for risk-adjusted audit of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-22

  Kumar, Pavan ^a   Rodrigues, Gabriel Sunil ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Audit; Emergency; Laparotomy; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449236331     PISSN: 1306696X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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