TABLE 4.

Correlation between mean POSSUM score and complications

Factor	POSSUM morbidity	P-value	POSSUM mortality	P-value
Sepsis	77.20	0.350	24.20	0.350
Leakage	56.90 (± 14.81)	0.473	13.88 (± 6.74)	0.578
ICU admission	72.45 (± 6.72)	0.369	21.00 (± 4.53)	0.338
Need of reoperation	60.28 (± 15.62)	0.839	15.60 (± 7.35)	0.956
Pneumonia	77.20	0.350	24.20	0.350
Need of mechanical ventilation	77.20	0.350	24.20	0.350
Wound infection	72.45 (± 6.72)	0.369	21.00 (± 4.53)	0.338

Data presented as mean (± SD), POSSUM – Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the Enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity