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The discriminatory power of these models was assessed using receiver\u2013operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The observed mortality rate was 5\u00b75 per cent, whereas rates predicted by POSSUM, P-POSSUM and O-POSSUM were 15\u00b70, 4\u00b77 and 10\u00b79 per cent respectively. P-POSSUM showed no lack of fit (P = 0\u00b7814), but POSSUM (P &amp;lt; 0\u00b7001) and O-POSSUM (P = 0\u00b7002) showed lack of fit against observed mortality. POSSUM overpredicted mortality across nearly all risk groups, whereas O-POSSUM overpredicted mortality in patients with low physiological scores and in older patients. 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