Simple severity scale for perforated peptic ulcer with generalized peritonitis: A derivation and internal validation study.
Ryo YamamotoShinya HirakawaHisateru TachimoriTadashi MatsuokaHirotoshi KikuchiHiroshi HasegawaKen ShirabeYoshihiro KakejiHirofumi KawakuboYuko KitagawaJunichi SasakiPublished in: International journal of surgery (London, England) (2024)
A score of <5 predicts minimal risks for postoperative adverse events and therefore would be clinically useful to determine type of surgery. Further studies are needed to validate the score.