Trauma Early Mortality Prediction Tool (TEMPT) for assessing 28-day mortality. [PDF]
, 2018 Background:Prior mortality prediction models have incorporated severity of anatomic injury quantified by Abbreviated Injury Severity Score (AIS). Using a prospective cohort, a new score independent of AIS was developed using clinical and laboratory ...
Callcut, Rachael A +3 more
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An overview of the injury severity score and the new injury severity score [PDF]
Injury Prevention, 2001 Objective—The research was undertaken to describe the injury severity score (ISS) and the new injury severity score (NISS) and to illustrate their statistical properties. Design—Descriptive analysis and assessment of the distribution of these scales.
M, Stevenson +4 more
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Computational evidence for an early, amplified systemic inflammation program in polytrauma patients with severe extremity injuries [PDF]
, 2019 Extremity and soft tissue injuries contribute significantly to inflammation and adverse in-hospital outcomes for trauma survivors; accordingly, we examined the complex association between clinical outcomes inflammatory responses in this setting using in ...
Abboud, Andrew +10 more
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Blunt Cardiac Injury in the Severely Injured - A Retrospective Multicentre Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Blunt cardiac injury is a rare trauma entity. Here, we sought to evaluate the relevance and prognostic significance of blunt cardiac injury in severely injured patients.In a retrospective multicentre study, using data collected from 47,580 patients ...
Marc Hanschen +10 more
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The role of site and severity of injury as predictors of mental health outcomes following traumatic injury [PDF]
, 2018 The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of injury site and severity as predictors of mental health outcomes in the initial 12 months following traumatic injury.
Baecher, K. +7 more
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Review of the Clinical Characteristics of Adrenal Gland Injury Following Blunt Trauma in a Single Institution [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2019 Purpose: Adrenal gland injuries in trauma are rare and usually misdiagnosed or undere-stimated in an emergency setting because they are asymptomatic and associated with severe abdominal injuries. This paper reviews the clinical characteristics of adrenal
Sung Yong Hong, Ki Hoon Kim
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Clinical Analysis of Trauma Characteristics Among Preschool-Aged Children [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2020 Purpose This study aimed to independently analyze pediatric trauma characteristics from a single institution in Korea to gain a better understanding of pediatric injury. Methods A retrospective review was conducted at a single, non-regional trauma center
Dohoe Ku, Ki Hoon Kim
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Outcomes and costs of blunt trauma in England and Wales [PDF]
, 2008 Background Trauma represents an important public health concern in the United Kingdom, yet the acute costs of blunt trauma injury have not been documented and analysed in detail. Knowledge of the overall costs of trauma care, and the drivers of these
Christensen, MC +4 more
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Properties of patient-reported outcome measures in individuals following acute whiplash injury [PDF]
, 2010 Background: The aim of this study was to assess the acceptability, reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) and its preference-based derivative (SF-6D), the EQ-5D and the Neck Disability Index (NDI) in patients ...
Leikykh, Dmytro Volodymyrovych +5 more
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Analysis of electrical injury in a Level I southern Taiwan trauma center
Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2018 Background: Electrical injuries are potentially devastating in many ways. This study aimed to profile the epidemiologic characteristics and outcome of these patients in a Level I trauma center in Southern Taiwan. Methods: A retrospective review of 34 (1.
Rowena Sudario-Lumague +4 more
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