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Arozullah respiratory failure index

Arozullah respiratory failure index
Arozullah respiratory failure index
Preoperative predictor Point value
Type of surgery
Abdominal aortic aneurysm 27
Thoracic 21
Neurosurgery, upper abdominal, peripheral vascular 14
Neck 11
Emergency surgery 11
Albumin <3.0 g/dL 9
BUN >30 mg/dL 8
Partially or fully dependent functional status 7
History of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 6
Age
≥70 years 6
60 to 69 years 4
Predicting likelihood of respiratory failure based on total points
Class Point total Percent respiratory failure
1 ≤10 0.5
2 11 to 19 1.8
3 20 to 27 4.2
4 28 to 40 10.1
5 >40 26.6
References:
  1. Arozulla AM, Daley J, Henderson WG, Khuri SF. Multifactorial risk index for predicting postoperative respiratory failure in men after major noncardiac surgery. The National Veterans Administration Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Ann Surg 2000; 232:242. Copyright © 2000 American Surgical Association and European Surgical Association. Reproduced with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health. Unauthorized reproduction of this material is prohibited.
  2. Arozulla AM, Daley J, Henderson WG, Khuri SF. Multifactorial risk index for predicting postoperative respiratory failure in men after major noncardiac surgery. The National Veterans Administration Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Ann Surg 2000; 232:242.
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