Development and Validation of a Morbidity Index for Complications in Minor and Major Abdominal Surgery

Development and Validation of a Morbidity Index for Complications in Minor and Major Abdominal Surgery

The aim is to develop and validate a morbidity index for postoperative complications in patients undergoing visceral surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age: ≥ 18 years
• Capacity to act and no legal guardian
• Patients with any underlying disease admitted to the Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery of the University Hospital of Zurich with planned minor or major visceral surgery
• German language as daily language.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with cognitive difficulties and diseases, which may yield unreliable answers
• Patients unable to read and write