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| POSSUM Score for Orthopedic Procedure Prognosis |
The EBMcalc module POSSUM Score for Orthopedic Procedure Prognosis is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator yields the following results:
- Physiologic Score
- Operative Score
- Mortality Odds
- Morbidity Odds
- Mortality Probability
- Morbidity Probability
Equation parameters include:
- Age
- Cardiac
- Respiratory
- Systolic Blood Pressure
- Pulse
- GCS
- BUN
- Na
- K
- Hb
- WBC
- EKG
- Surgical magnitude
- Number Proc
- Blood Loss
- Peritoneal Contamination
- Malignancy
- Surgical Timing
References
- Mohamed K, Copeland GP, Boot DA, et al. An assessment of the POSSUM system in orthopedic surgery. J Bone Joint Surg (Br). 2002; 84-B:735-9. PubMed ID: 12188495
- Copeland GP, Jones D, Walters M. POSSUM: a scoring system for surgical audit. Br J Surg. 1991 Mar;78(3):355-60. PubMed ID: 2021856
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