Abstract:

Objective To explore the value of modifined POSSUM score in predicting complications and surgical mortality of patients received lung cancer radical surgery. MethodsThe clinical data of 86 patients with primary lung cancer performed radical thoracic surgery in the 81st hospital of PLA from October 2007 to October 2011 were analyzed retrospectively. The modifined POSSUM score was used to predict postoperative complications and the number of death cases and compared with the actual values. ResultsThe number of postoperative complications predicted by POSSUM score was 29； a number of practical complications was 32. There was no significant difference between them. The number of postoperative deaths predicted by POSSUM score was eight； in comparison，the actual number of deaths was two. There was significant difference between them（P＜0.05）. ConclusionThe modifined POSSUM score can be used to predict the postoperative complications of lung surgery patients，but the existence of death was over-predicted.