Validation of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk predictor in an Australian general surgical cohort.

Background: The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Surgical Risk Calculator from the American College of Surgeons is a widely available tool for peri-operative risk prediction. This study investigates its predictive performance in an Australian setting.

Methods: A single-centre retrospective external validation study was conducted at a tertiary referral centre in New South Wales, Australia.

Percutaneous pancreatic necrosectomy: a case of difficult pancreatic intubation.

A significant percentage of patients with necrotizing pancreatitis will develop an infected pancreatic necrosis that contributes to the morbidity and mortality. Infected pancreatic necrosis requires drainage and debridement. This can be performed percutaneously or surgically.