Preoperative laboratory-based risk score

Preoperative laboratory-based risk score predicts 24-month mortality in humans (AUC 0.798; 24-month survival 8.0% with scores ≥ 2 versus 66.0% with scores 0–1).

“The score had an AUC of 0.798 for 24-month mortality.”

HumansDerivation cohort after major lower extremity amputation for diabetic foot complications24 monthsn = 72

Development of an exploratory preoperative laboratory-based score for 24-month mortality after major lower extremity amputation in geriatric diabetic foot patients

BMC geriatrics·Oct 17, 2026