Research Article

A Fast and Reliable Method to Interpret Short-Term Mortality in Perforated Peptic Ulcer: Red Cell Distribution Width is Sensitive and Specific

Table 3

Overview of predictive systems.

Boey, 1987Patients with PUP30 day mortalityPresentation within or after 24 hours; shock; level of comorbidity.

PULP, 2012Patients with PUP30 day mortalityPresentation within or after 24 hours; shock; ASA score, active malignancy, liver insufficiency; serum creatinine  > 130 mmol/L; acquired immune deficiency syndrome

ASA, 1941General surgical populationPreoperative risk assessment for surgical patientsDegree of comorbidity and systemic disease