Usefulness of POSSUM Physiological Score for the Estimation of Morbidity and Mortality Risk After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Japan

Background: The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity (POSSUM), which consists of a physiological score (PS) and an operative severity score, is useful in determining the risk profile for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms in Western countries, but no information is available on the use of this method in Japan. Methods and Results: A retrospective cohort study involving 225 patients was...