Langenbeck's archives of surgery
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Langenbecks Arch Surg · Aug 2006
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyEvaluation of the McPeek postoperative outcome score in three trials.
Postoperative outcome of patients is determined by recovery characteristics and self-reported quality of life. The first can be assessed with the McPeek score which values three aspects of recovery: mortality, postoperative critical care and duration of hospitalization. ⋯ The McPeek score values the postoperative outcome on a nonlinear scale. A priori, the average duration of hospitalization and critical care for a specific operation has to be defined. Our validation suggests that it is a reliable, valid, sensitive, and practical instrument for outcome analysis after anesthesia and surgery.