PULP Score (Peptic Ulcer Perforation Mortality)

PULP score (Peptic Ulcer Perforation) — a 0-18 preoperative mortality risk score for perforated peptic ulcer; a higher total marks higher 30-day mortality risk.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Age > 65
Yes
Shock on admission (SBP < 100)
Yes
Serum creatinine > 130 umol/L
Yes
ASA class
ASA 3 (+3)

Result: PULP 9 of 18 — high risk (> 25% 30-day mortality per source).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

<= 7
Low risk — under 25% 30-day mortality per source.
>= 8
High risk — over 25% 30-day mortality per source. Outperforms the Boey score and ASA alone. A mortality-risk band, not an operative or disposition order.

What you enter

  • Age > 65 (+3)
  • Active malignancy or AIDS (+1)
  • Liver cirrhosis (+2)
  • Concomitant steroid use (+1)
  • Perforation to admission > 24h (+1)
  • Shock on admission (SBP < 100) (+1)
  • Serum creatinine > 130 umol/L (+2)
  • ASA class (1 0 / 2 +1 / 3 +3 / 4 +5 / 5 +7)
How this is calculated

Møller MH, Engebjerg MC, Adamsen S, Bendix J, Thomsen RW. The Peptic Ulcer Perforation (PULP) score: a predictor of mortality following peptic ulcer perforation. A cohort study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2012;56(5):655-662. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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