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Table 2 The Identification of Risk in Surgical Patients (IRIS) Score elements

From: The impact of open versus closed format ICU admission practices on the outcome of high risk surgical patients: a cohort analysis

Variable

Points

Age (years)

 

0-32

0

33-52

1

53-69

2

> 69

3

Acute admission

 

No

0

Yes

1

Acute surgery*

 

No

0

Yes

1

Severity of surgery**

 

0-3

0

4-7

1

  1. IRIS: Identification of Risk in Surgical patients
  2. * Surgery taking place within 24 h after admission
  3. ** Severity of surgery as defined by the Dutch Surgical Society classification of surgical procedures [22]
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BMC Surgery

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