Comment on: “Comparative evaluation of P-POSSUM and NELA scores in predicting 30-day mortality following emergency laparotomy: A prospective observational study”
et al. (1), "Comparative evaluation of P-POSSUM and national emergency laparotomy audit (NELA) scores in predicting 30day mortality following emergency laparotomy: A prospective observational study".This study contributes to an important discussion on perioperative risk stratification; however, several methodological limitations weaken its conclusions.
Authors
- Christopher R. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2795-0922)
Institutions
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (GB)
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Turkish Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2025.2025-3-19
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00