Value of POSSUM for the perioperative management in colorectal cancer patients undergoing resection / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

0.05) when all cases were put together. But the observed morbidity in group B (20%) was less than that in group A (40%) with the difference being statistically significant (?~2=4.41,P=0.036). ConclusionsThe POSSUM methodology allows satisfactory prediction of mortality and morbidity rates in patients undergoing colorectal tumor surgery.