Evaluation of POSSUM scoring system in patients with gastric cancer undergoing D2-gastrectomy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Risk adjustment and stratification play an important role in quality assurance and in clinical research. The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM) is a patient risk predict...

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Main Authors: Monig Stefan P, Lubke Thomas, Bollschweiler Elfriede, Holscher Arnulf H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-04-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/5/8