| dc.contributor.author | Kimani, M.M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kiiru, J.N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Matu, M.M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chokwe, T | |
| dc.contributor.author | Saidi, H | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-25T14:21:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | The annals of African surgery • Volume 5 • January 2010 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/11231 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for enumeration of
Morbidity and Mortality (POSSUM) and its Portsmouth modification
(P-POSSUM) were developed for comparative audit in surgical patients.
This study evaluated applicability of these systems in estimating
mortality and morbidity risks in a cohort of patients undergoing laparotomy
at the national referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya Our results support the suitability of P-POSSUM and POSSUM scoring
systems to stratify morbidity and mortality risk in our study population | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | Evaluation of POSSUM and P-POSSUM as predictors of mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing laparotomy at a referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences | en |
| local.publisher | Kenyatta National Hospital, Department of surgery | en |
| local.publisher | Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Microbiology Research | en |
