Does the emergency surgery score accurately predict outcomes in emergent laparotomies?

The emergency surgery score is a mortality-risk calculator for emergency general operation patients. We sought to examine whether the emergency surgery score predicts 30-day morbidity and mortality in a high-risk group of patients undergoing emergent laparotomy.

Source: Surgery - May 26, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Thomas Peponis, Jordan D. Bohnen, Naveen F. Sangji, Anirudh R. Nandan, Kelsey Han, Jarone Lee, D. Dante Yeh, Marc A. de Moya, George C. Velmahos, David C. Chang, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani Tags: Surgical Outcome Research Source Type: research