Comparison between Injury Severity Score (ISS) and New Injury Severity Score (NISS) in predicting mortality of thoracic trauma in a tertiary hospital

ABSTRACT Introduction: measuring the severity of traumatic injuries is crucial for predicting clinical outcomes. Whereas the Injury Severity Score (ISS) has limitations in assigning scores to injuries at the same site, the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) corrects for this problem by taking into a...

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Main Authors: MARIANA FRANC GARCIA, RENATO TALES GOMES, EDUARDO CUNHA PUGLIESI, JOAO PAULO VIEIRA DOS SANTOS, FERNANDO DE MARTINO, KAIO HENRIQUE VIANA GOMES, DANILO RODRIGUES GOULART PASQUARELI, ROBERTO DA MATA LENZA
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Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2024-05-01
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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