EBMcalc Medical Calculator

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
Heart Rate
GCS
BUN
Sodium
Potassium
Hemoglobin
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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