Constantin et al reported a nomogram for predicting overall survival following emergency surgery for colorectal cancer. The authors are from Dunarea de Jos University, Carol Davila University, and affiliated hospitals in Romania.
Patient selection: emergency surgery for colorectal cancer
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) diagnosis
(3) macroscopic tumor invasion
(4) tumor resection
(5) revised cardiac risk index (RCRI), from 0 to 6
(6) lymphocyte to monocyte ratio LMR
Parameter
Finding
Points
age
<= 63 years
0
> 63 years
15.42
diagnosis
hemorrhage
0
obstruction
28.86
perforation
49.2
macroscopic invasion
no
0
yes
36.9
tumor resection
no
0
yes
34.44
RCRI
0
0
1
16.4
2
72.82
3
72.82
LMR
> 2.96
0
<= 2.96
100
where:
• Scores for the RCRI over 3 are not given. For the implementation will use score for 3.
