The Surgical Apgar Score [PDF]
Annals of Surgery Open, 2022 Objectives:. To review the current literature evaluating the performance of the Surgical Apgar Score (SAS). Background:. The SAS is a simple metric calculated at the end of surgery that provides clinicians with information about a patient’s postoperative
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Ability to predict surgical outcomes by surgical Apgar score: a systematic review [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2023 Background The Surgical Apgar score (SAS) is a straightforward and unbiased measure to assess the probability of experiencing complications after surgery.
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Surgical Apgar score is strongly associated with postoperative ICU admission [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Immediate postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission can increase the survival rate in patients undergoing high-risk surgeries. Nevertheless, less than 15% of such patients are immediately admitted to the ICU due to no reliable criteria for ...
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Application of Surgical Apgar Score in intracranial meningioma surgery. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Surgical resection is the main therapeutic option for intracranial meningiomas, but it is not without significant morbidities. The Surgical Apgar Score (SAS), assessed by intraoperative blood pressure, heart rate, and blood loss, was developed for ...
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Utility of the Surgical Apgar Score in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma [PDF]
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2018 ObjectivesTo recognize the utility of the surgical Apgar score (SAS) in a noncutaneous head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) population.Study DesignRetrospective case series with chart review.SettingAcademic tertiary medical center.Subjects and MethodsPatients (n = 563) undergoing noncutaneous HNSCC resection between April 2012 and March 2015 ...
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Surgical Apgar score as a predictor of outcomes in patients following laparotomy at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2022 Background Postoperative complications and mortality following laparotomy have remained high worldwide. Early postoperative risk stratification is essential to improve outcomes and clinical care.
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Surgical Apgar Score can accurately predict the severity of post-operative complications following emergency laparotomy [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2023 Background The Surgical Apgar Score (SAS) describes a feasible and objective tool for predicting surgical outcomes. However, the accuracy of the score and its correlation with the complication severity has not been well established in many grounds of low
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Surgical Apgar Score for predicting patient outcome after hepatopancreaticobiliary surgeries [PDF]
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2018 Abhijit S Nair
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The Surgical Apgar Score in esophagectomy [PDF]
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015 The Surgical Apgar Score is a validated prognostic tool that is based on select intraoperative variables (heart rate, mean arterial pressure, and blood loss). It has been shown to be a strong predictor of morbidity and mortality in a variety of surgical populations.
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Surgical Apgar Score and Controlling Nutritional Status Score are significant predictors of major complications after cervical spine surgery [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Nutritional screening scores, including Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score and Surgical Apgar Score (SAS), which reflect intraoperative hemodynamics, have been reported to be useful for predicting major postoperative complications in various ...
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