Table 2.

Rogers Score

1 Point

Wound class (clean/contaminated)

Preoperative hematocrit ≤38%

Preoperative bilirubin >1.0mg/dL

Dyspnea

Albumin ≤3.5 mg/dL

Emergency surgery

Female gender

ASA score of 2

2 Points

Disseminated cancer

Chemotherapy for malignancy within 30 days of the operation

Preoperative serum sodium >145mmol/L

Transfusion >4 units packed red blood cells in 72 hours prior to surgery

Ventilator-dependent

ASA score of 3, 4, or 5

Total procedure work relative value units 10–17

3 points

Work relative value units > 17

Integument surgery

4 Points

Intra-abdominal surgery

Above model adapted from Rogers et al.[18]