| Comparison of POSSUM and the Portsmouth predictor equation for predicting death following vascular surgery. | |
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PMID: 9501818 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM) scoring system has been proposed as an accurate predictor of death which takes account of case mix. It appears to overpredict death, and may have drawbacks which prevent accurate individual or subgroup analysis. An alternative system, the Portsmouth predictor equation for mortality (P-POSSUM) may have overcome these problems, but its apparent advantage could be related to inappropriate analysis of POSSUM predictions. METHODS: Some 312 patients having arterial procedures were studied. POSSUM and P-POSSUM scores were used to predict death and compared with actual outcomes. The observed:predicted (O:E) mortality ratios were calculated by two methods for each of the scoring systems. First the analysis devised by the inventors of POSSUM was used and second the method devised for P-POSSUM. RESULTS: The O:E ratio for POSSUM using its recommended 'exponential' method of analysis was 1.14, but it was 0.59 if the P-POSSUM 'linear' analysis was used. The O:E ratio for P-POSSUM using its correct method of analysis was 0.89, but it was 0.67 if the method of analysis devised for POSSUM was used. CONCLUSION: The O:E ratios for POSSUM and P-POSSUM were close to unity when the appropriate analysis was performed. Both POSSUM and P-POSSUM overpredicted death if the incorrect analysis was used. |
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Authors:
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L D Wijesinghe; T Mahmood; D J Scott; D C Berridge; P J Kent; R C Kester |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The British journal of surgery Volume: 85 ISSN: 0007-1323 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Surg Publication Date: 1998 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-03-26 Completed Date: 1998-03-26 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372553 Medline TA: Br J Surg Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 209-12 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK. |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Forecasting Humans Postoperative Period Risk Assessment Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index* Vascular Diseases / mortality*, surgery Vascular Surgical Procedures / mortality* |
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Br J Surg. 1999 May;86(5):713-4
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