The definition of major trauma using different revisions of the abbreviated injury scale

The definition of major trauma using different revisions of the abbreviated injury scale

Abstract Background A threshold Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 16 is common in classifying major trauma (MT), although the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) has been extensively revised over time. The aim of this study was to determine effects of different AIS revisions (1998, 2008 and 2015) on clinical...

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Main Authors: Jan C. Van Ditshuizen, Charlie A. Sewalt, Cameron S. Palmer, Esther M. M. Van Lieshout, Michiel H. J. Verhofstad, Dennis Den Hartog, Dutch Trauma Registry Southwest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
‘AIS’
‘ISS’
‘Major trauma’
‘In-hospital mortality’
‘Quality indicator’
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00873-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00873-7

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