Protocol for the derivation and external validation of a 30-day mortality risk prediction model for older patients having emergency general surgery (PAUSE score—Probability of mortality Associated with Urgent/emergent general Surgery in oldEr patients score)

INTRODUCTION: People 65 years and older represent the fastest growing segment of the surgical population. Older age is associated with doubling of risk when undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) procedures and often coexists with medical complexity and considerations of end-of-life care, creati...

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Autores principales: Feng, Simon, Van Walraven, Carl, Lalu, Manoj, Moloo, Husein, Musselman, Reilly, McIsaac, Daniel I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6955493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31915174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034060

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