title: Risk scores and prognostic models in surgery: pancreas resection as a paradigm.
authors.forename: Russell S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Vollmer
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012372:ROC Curve; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015996:Survival Rate