POSSUM Score
Surgery & Anesthesia specialty tool
Bedside Tool Interface Configuration
Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and morbidity in general surgical audits.
Algorithm Checklist Parameters:
- Physiological Sub-score Sum (12 variables calculated)
- Operative Severity Sub-score Sum (6 variables)
Primary Clinical Application:
Provides risk-adjusted survival monitoring to benchmark surgical quality.