Refining the predictive variables in the “Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System” (SURPAS): a descriptive analysis

Abstract Background The Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) is a parsimonious set of models providing accurate preoperative prediction of common adverse outcomes for individual patients. However, focus groups with surgeons and patients have developed a list of questions about and r...

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Main Authors: William G. Henderson, Michael R. Bronsert, Karl E. Hammermeister, Anne Lambert-Kerzner, Robert A. Meguid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-019-0208-2