A practical risk scale for predicting morbidity and mortality in the emergency general surgical setting: A prospective multicenter study
Low albumin is a poor prognostic factor for surgical outcomes. We aimed to examine the predicative ability of easily obtainable point of care variables in combination to low albumin level to derive a practical risk scale for predicting older adults at risk of poor outcomes on admission to the emergency general surgical setting.
Source: International Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: A.D. Ablett, K. McCarthy, B. Carter, L. Pearce, M. Stechman, S. Moug, W. Ceelen, J. Hewitt, P.K. Myint, Older Persons Surgical Outcomes Collaboration Tags: Original Research Source Type: research