A new weighted injury severity scoring system: better predictive power for adult trauma mortality

A new weighted injury severity scoring system: better predictive power for adult trauma mortality

Abstract Background An accurate injury severity measurement is essential in the evaluation of trauma care and in outcome research. The traditional Injury Severity Score (ISS) does not consider the differential risks of the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) from different body regions, and the three AIS...

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Main Authors: Junxin Shi, Jiabin Shen, Motao Zhu, Krista K. Wheeler, Bo Lu, Brian Kenney, Kathryn E. Nuss, Henry Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Subjects:
Injury severity score
Weighting
Adult
Trauma
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-019-0217-8

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