Colorectal POSSUM Score for Patient Undergoing Colorectal Surgery

Purpose: To evaluate a patient undergoing colorectal surgery using the colorectal POSSUM score of Tekkis et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient who is undergoing colorectal surgery?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Systolic blood pressure

mm Hg

Heart rate

beats per minute

Serum urea

Hemoglobin

Select the appropriate answer for each finding

Cardiac failure

Operative urgency

Operative severity

Peritoneal soiling

Cancer stage

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Physiologic score

Operative severity score

Value of X

Probability of mortality

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- V-POSSUM Score for Vascular Surgery
Laboratory Tests
- POSSUM Scoring System for Surgical Audit
Criteria For Diagnosis
- POSSUM Scoring System for Surgical Audit
Severity, Prognosis, Stage

Therapy

Selection
- POSSUM Scoring System for Surgical Audit
Surgery
- Portsmouth POSSUM Score
- POSSUM Scoring System for Surgical Audit

Societal Concerns

Social Stability
- Portsmouth POSSUM Score
- POSSUM Scoring System for Surgical Audit
Public Health
- Portsmouth POSSUM Score
- POSSUM Scoring System for Surgical Audit

Specialty

Critical Care
Emergency Medicine

Objective

risk factors
severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

C18 - Malignant neoplasm of colon
C19 - Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
C20 - Malignant neoplasm of rectum
C21 - Malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal
K35-K38 - Diseases of appendix
K50-K52 - Noninfective enteritis and colitis
K55-K63 - Other diseases of intestines

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Purpose: To evaluate a patient undergoing colorectal surgery using the colorectal POSSUM score of Tekkis et al.

Specialty: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine

Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: C18, C19, C20, C21, K35-K38, K50-K52, K55-K63,

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