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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2009;23(6):889–907. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.10.010

Table 3. Risk Score for Postoperative Mortality for Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer.

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Risk Factor and Subcategory Score Total Score Predicted Mortality (%)
Age group 0 5.9
 80-84.9 0 3 7.B
 85-89.9 1 6 10.3
 90-94.9 6 9 13.4
 ≥95 11 12 17.2
ASA grade 15 21.9
 l-ll 0 18 27.5
 III 10 21 33.9
 IV-V 18 24 40.9
Metastases 27 48.3
 No 0 30 55.7
 Yes 6 33 63
Urgency 36 69.7
 Elective 0 39 75.6
 Emergency 7 42 80.7
Tumor resection 45 85
 Yes 0
 No 1
Large-bowel obslrutition
 No 0
 Yes 1
Total score

ASA = American Society of Anesthesiology.

A conversion chart is displayed for estimating the predicted mortality based on the total score.