Shock index in the emergency department: utility and limitations

E Koch, S Lovett, T Nghiem, RA Riggs… - Open Access …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Shock index (SI) is defined as the heart rate (HR) divided by systolic blood pressure (SBP). It
has been studied in patients either at risk of or experiencing shock from a variety of causes …

Out‐of‐hospital circulatory measures to identify patients with serious injury: a systematic review

CD Newgard, TP Cheney, R Chou, R Fu… - Academic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective was to systematically identify and summarize out‐of‐hospital
measures of circulatory compromise as diagnostic predictors of serious injury, focusing on …

Trauma laparoscopy: when to start and when to convert?

O Matsevych, M Koto, M Balabyeki, C Aldous - Surgical Endoscopy, 2018 - Springer
Background The use of laparoscopy for stable patients with abdominal trauma is increasing
and its accuracy is nearly 100%. However, indications for laparoscopy and for conversion …

Failure of nonoperative management of pediatric blunt liver and spleen injuries: a prospective Arizona-Texas-Oklahoma-Memphis-Arkansas Consortium study

ME Linnaus, CS Langlais, NM Garcia… - Journal of Trauma …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Nonoperative management (NOM) is standard of care for most pediatric
blunt liver and spleen injuries (BLSI); only 5% of patients fail NOM in retrospective reports …

Massive transfusion: the revised assessment of bleeding and transfusion (RABT) score

B Joseph, M Khan, M Truitt, F Jehan… - World journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Massive transfusion (MT) is a lifesaving treatment for trauma patients with
hemorrhagic shock, assessed by Assessment of Blood Consumption (ABC) Score based on …

Improving the performance of the Revised Trauma Score using Shock Index, Peripheral Oxygen Saturation, and Temperature–a National Trauma Database study …

R Filipescu, C Powers, H Yu, J Yu, DH Rothstein… - Surgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Revised Trauma Score is the standard physiologic injury severity
indicator used in trauma research and quality control. Shock index, peripheral oxygen …

Prehospital parameters can help to predict coagulopathy and massive transfusion in trauma patients

JS David, EJ Voiglio, E Cesareo, O Vassal… - Vox …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of prehospital parameters, including
vital signs and resuscitation (fluids, vasopressor), to predict trauma‐induced coagulopathy …

A prospective stepped wedge cohort evaluation of the new national trauma team activation criteria in Sweden–the TRAUMALERT study

F Linder, L Holmberg, M Bjorck, C Juhlin… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Trauma triage based on prehospital information facilitates correct allocation of
in-hospital resources. The Swedish national two-tier trauma team activation (TTA) criteria …

Comparisons of trauma outcomes and injury severity score

LB Elgin, SJ Appel, D Grisham… - Journal of Trauma …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Trauma is a global health problem and a leading cause of mortality. One of the major
predictors of trauma mortality is the Injury Severity Score (ISS). Theoretically, as the ISS …

Prehospital shock index and systolic blood pressure are highly specific for pediatric massive transfusion

CS Zhu, M Braverman, S Goddard… - Journal of Trauma …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND While massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) are associated with decreased
mortality in adult trauma patients, there is limited research on the impact of MTP on pediatric …