Comparison of alternative methods for assessing injury severity based on anatomic descriptors.

WJ, Sacco; EJ, MacKenzie; HR, Champion; EG, Davis; RF, Buckman

doi:10.1097/00005373-199909000-00001

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Comparison of alternative methods for assessing injury severity based on anatomic descriptors.

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Authors:

Sacco WJ

MacKenzie EJ

Champion HR

Abstract

Background There is mounting confusion as to which anatomic scoring systems can be used to adequately control for trauma case mix when predicting patient survival.Methods Several Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and International Classification of Disease Clinical (ICD-9CM)-based methods of scoring se...

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