Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Humberto S Machado
Serviço de Anestesiologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto,
Portugal Largo Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001 Porto
Portugal
Research Article
POSSUM and P-POSSUM: Predictors of Morbidity and Mortality in
Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass?
Author(s): Daniela Pinho, Sílvia Pinho, Marta Carvalho, Maria Soares, Carla Cavaleiro and Humberto S Machado
Daniela Pinho, Sílvia Pinho, Marta Carvalho, Maria Soares, Carla Cavaleiro and Humberto S Machado
Background: Evidence to support the use of Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM) and Portsmouth-POSSUM (P-POSSUM) to predict outcomes in bariatric surgery is sparse.
Objectives: The aim of this study is prospectively evaluate their usefulness in laparoscopic gastric bypass.
Setting: University Hospital
Methods: All patients undergoing primary laparoscopic gastric bypass between November/14 and September/15 in our institution were included. POSSUM and P-POSSUM scores were applied preoperatively. The observed to expect ratios for morbidity and mortality at 30 days after surgery were calculated. Chi-square and binomial tests were used to compare observed and expected outcomes. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000700