Using the Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System to Define the “High Risk” Surgical Patient

Defining a “high risk” surgical population has not been well studied and remains challenging. The Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) uses eight variables to predict 12 postoperative adverse outcomes. Using this tool and the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improveme nt Program (ACS-NSQIP) database, we sought to quantitatively define “high risk” groups for adverse postoperative outcomes that may be amenable to risk mitigation.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Adam R. Dyas, Michael R. Bronsert, Robert A. Meguid, Kathryn L. Colborn, Anne Lambert-Kerzner, Paul D. Rozeboom, Catherine G. Velopulos, William G. Henderson Tags: General Surgery Source Type: research