An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopaedic surgery.
We describe the development and validation of a scoring system for auditing orthopaedic surgery. It is a minor modification of the POSSUM scoring system widely used in general surgery. The orthopaedic POSSUM system which we have developed gives predictions for mortality and morbidity which correlate well with the observed rates in a sample of 2326 orthopaedic operations over a period of 12 months.
Warrington Hospital, Cheshire, England.
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K
Mohamed
G P
GP
Copeland
D A
DA
Boot
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HC
Casserley
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Shackleford
P G
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Sherry
G J
GJ
Stewart
D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012372:ROC Curve; D012720:Severity of Illness Index