Clinical application of the Melbourne risk prediction tool in a high-risk upper abdominal surgical population: An observational cohort study

Abstract

Objectives: (1) To determine the ability of the Melbourne risk prediction tool to predict a pulmonary complication as defined by the Melbourne Group Scale in a medically defined high-risk upper abdominal surgery population during the postoperative period; (2) to identify the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications; and (3) to examine the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in this high-risk population. Design: Observational cohort study. Setting: Tertiary Australian referral centre. Participants and methods: 50 individuals who underwent medically defined high-risk upper abdominal surgery. Presence of postoperative pulmonary complications was screened daily for s..