A practical scoring system to predict mortality in patients with perforated peptic ulcer
Conclusion:
Because the new system consists only age and routinely measured two simple laboratory tests (albumin and BUN), its application is easy and prediction power is satisfactory. Verification of this new scoring system is required by large scale multicenter studies.
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ebru MenekseBelma KocerRamazan TopcuAydemir OlmezMesut TezCuneyt Kayaalp Source Type: research