Table 2.

The 10-point Surgical Apgar Score.

Parameters 0 Points* 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points 4 Points
Estimated blood loss (mL) >1000 601–1000 101–600 ≤100 –
Lowest mean arterial pressure (mmHg) <40 40–54 55–69 ≥70 –
Lowest heart rate (beats/min) >85 76–85 66–75 56–65 ≤55
*Occurrence of pathological bradyarrhythmia (including sinus arrest, atrioventricular block of dissociation, junctional or ventricular escape rhythms) and asystole also receives 0 points for lowest heart rate.

Reprinted from Gawande et al.12, ©2007, with permission from the American College of Surgeons.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2018 January; 9(1): e0004. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2018 January 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10316
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