A novel simplified scoring system for predicting mortality in emergency colorectal surgery: prediction model development

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Despite advances in surgical approaches, emergency colorectal surgery has high mortality and morbidity. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to create a simple and distinctive scoring system, for predicting mortality among patients undergoing emergency colorectal surgery. DESIGN AND SETTING...

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Main Authors: Sadettin Er, Yusuf Sevim, Sabri Özden, Deniz Tikici, Barış Doğu Yıldız, Bülent Cavit Yüksel, Umut Fırat Turan, Mesut Tez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802019000200132&lng=en&tlng=en