The Brisk Score was developed in 2019 & is a tool that helps us determine anesthetic risk for individual brachycephalic pets.

The Important Details of Brisk Score Include:

1. OBJECTIVE
To develop & validate a preoperative brachycephalic risk BRisk score that objectively & accurately predicts the risk of major complications or death in dogs undergoing corrective surgery for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome BOAS

2. METHODS
Data were collected on signalment, medical history, reason for presentation, physical examination, & preoperative diagnostic findings. The primary outcome measures included risk of major complications requirement for postoperative oxygen support for over 48 hours or postoperative temporary/permanent tracheostomy or death within the hospitalization period. The score was developed by using data from two centers & was validated in a third center. The 10-point BRisk score was modeled on breed, history of previous surgery, concurrent procedures, body condition score, airway status, & admission rectal temperature.

3. RESULTS
The score was associated with negative outcome P0001 & discriminated well in both the construction area under the receiver operator characteristic AUROC= 0.83 & validation groups Dogs with scores over 3 were 9.1 times more likely to have a negative outcome 95% CI = 3.9–21.2 compared with dogs with scores less than 3.

4. CONCLUSION
The BRisk score developed from admission data in this study accurately rated the risk of negative outcome of dogs undergoing corrective surgery for BOAS.

5. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Preoperative determination of the BRisk score may assist triage, management of owner expectations, decision making regarding intervention selection, & characterization of populations in clinical research.