Defining polytrauma by abbreviated injury scale ≥ 3 for a least two body regions is insufficient in terms of short-term outcome: A cross-sectional study at a level I trauma center
Background: Patients with polytrauma are expected to have a higher risk of mortality than the summation of expected mortality for their individual injuries. This study was designed to investigate the outcome of polytrauma patients, diagnosed by abbreviated injury scale (AIS) ≥ 3 for at least two bod...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Biomedical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417017303530 |