The LAS VEGAS risk score for prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications: An observational study
CONCLUSION
The LAS VEGAS risk score including 13 peri-operative characteristics has a moderate discriminative ability for prediction of PPCs. External validation is needed before use in clinical practice.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
The study was registered at Clinicaltrials.gov, number NCT01601223.
Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Perioperative medicine Source Type: research
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