What are the Visick criteria?
The Visick criteria are used to grade outcome after surgery for PUD:
- Grade I—No symptoms
- Grade II—Mild symptoms that do not affect daily life
- Grade III—Moderate symptoms that affect daily life and require treatment but are not disabling
- Grade IV—Recurrent ulceration or disabling symptoms
Grades I and II are considered adequate results. Most poor outcomes fall into grade III.