Comparison of Preoperative Surgical Risk Estimated by Thoracic Surgeons vs a Standardized Surgical Risk Prediction Tool

Considerable variability exists between surgeons ’ assessments of a patient's individual preoperative surgical risk. Surgical risk calculators are not routinely used despite their validation. We sought to compare thoracic surgeons’ prediction of patients’ risk of postoperative adverse outcomes vs a surgical risk calculator, the Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS). We developed vignettes from 30 randomly selected patients who underwent thoracic surgery in the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: THORACIC – Original Submission Source Type: research