Risk Models

Question 1

What are the components of P-POSSUM?

Answer 1

Question 2

What are the disadvantages of the P-POSSUM SCORE

Answer 2

the operative findings limit its value in preoperative decisionmaking. A number of the physiological variables contain subjective elements that may introduce error into the model. It has also been shown to overestimate risk in some groups

Question 3

Ehat is the National emergency laparotomy audit calculator

Answer 3

NELA)calculator estimates30-day mortality after emergency bowel surgery, NELA aims to improve thequality of
care for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy.

Answer 4

P-POSSUM was used to predict mortalityfor NELA patients

Question 5

Disadvantages of NELE

Answer 5

Itrequiresmuchthesamedatatobeinputtedas perP-POSSUM,andhasthesamedisadvantagesditistime consuming,requiresestimatesofintraoperativefindings,and hasnomorbiditycomponent.