Predicting the Risk of Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Novel Scoring System
Venkat R, Puhan MA, Schulick RD, Cameron JL, Eckhauser FE, Choti MA, Makary MA, Pawlik TM, Ahuja N, Edil BH, Wolfgang CL. Predicting the Risk of Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Novel Scoring System. JAMA Surgery 2011, 146: 1277-1284. PMID: 22106320, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal pancreatectomyCharlson indexInstitutional databaseRisk scorePreoperative serum albumin levelHigher Charlson indexPreoperative risk factorsHigh-risk patientsSerum albumin levelTertiary referral centerMultivariate logistic regressionHosmer-Lemeshow testNovel scoring systemSimple integer scoreHigh-volume programPerioperative mortalityReferral centerAlbumin levelsMale sexTumor sizeTraining cohortRisk factorsTherapeutic decisionsObservational studyPancreatectomy