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Area of Science:

  • General Surgery
  • Anesthesia
  • Surgical Outcomes Research

Background:

  • Risk prediction algorithms are crucial for assessing perioperative morbidity and mortality.
  • The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit in the UK mandates the use of the pPOSSUM score for emergency laparotomy patients.
  • No prior studies have investigated the inter-operator variability in pPOSSUM score calculation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the inter-rater variability among clinicians when calculating the pPOSSUM score.
  • To evaluate the consistency and accuracy of pPOSSUM scoring in real-world clinical scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Forty clinicians (registrars and consultants in anesthetics and general surgery) calculated pPOSSUM scores for 10 emergency laparotomy cases.
  • Participants used clinical information available at the decision-making stage for emergency laparotomy.
  • A survey assessed clinicians' understanding and utilization of the pPOSSUM score.

Main Results:

  • Over 80% of clinicians reported using pPOSSUM in daily practice.
  • Significant variability was observed in calculated pPOSSUM scores among participants.
  • Two distinct patterns emerged: scores similar but inaccurate, or accurate but highly variable between raters.

Conclusions:

  • This study is the first to demonstrate inter-operator variability in pPOSSUM scoring.
  • Existing reports on pPOSSUM validity may overlook subjective variations in score calculation.
  • The identified variability necessitates consideration in clinical decision-making processes involving pPOSSUM.