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Table 1 Surgical Apgar score

From: Surgical Apgar score as a predictor of outcomes in patients following laparotomy at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda: a prospective cohort study

Parameter

0 point

1 point

2 points

3 points

4 points

Estimated blood loss (ml)

 > 1000

601–1000

101–600

 ≤ 100

–

Lowest MAP (mmHg)

 < 40

40–54

55–69

 ≥ 70

–

Lowest heart rate (beats/min)

 > 85a

76–85

66–75

56–65

 ≤ 55a

  1. aPathological bradyarrhythmia, sinus arrest, atrioventricular block or dissociation, junction or ventricular escape rhythms and asystole receive 0 points for lowest heart rate
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