Associations Between Preoperatively Predicted Postoperative Complications in American College of Surgeons NSQIP Patients

The Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) produces preoperative risk profiles of patients ’ probabilities of 12 adverse postoperative outcomes. Little is known about the associations between these probabilities. We aimed to describe relationships between preoperatively predicted risks in a diverse, multicenter database to help guide risk-mitigation interventions.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: General Surgery Source Type: research