ACS NSQIP develops pediatric surgical risk calculator

Editor's Note

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) has developed a pediatric surgical risk calculator based on 181,353 cases covering 382 CPT codes across all specialties.

It was found to have excellent discrimination for mortality, morbidity, and seven additional complications.

The calculator can be used as a tool in the shared decision making process by providing clinicians, families, and patients useful information for many common procedures performed on pediatric patients, according to the researchers.

The pediatric risk calculator can be used as a tool in the shared decision-making process by providing clinicians, families, and patients with useful information about common surgeries.