We have undertaken a review of the commonly used scoring systems to identify advantages
and possible pitfalls involved in their use. Currently, there is a variety of systems available …

Trauma registries are databases that document acute care delivered to patients hospitalised
with injuries. They are designed to provide information that can be used to improve the …

Epidemiology of Trauma Deaths: A Reassessment : Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Epidemiology of Trauma Deaths: A Reassessment : Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery …

Objectives The Injury Severity Score (ISS) has served as the standard summary measure of
anatomic injury for more than 20 years. Nevertheless, the ISS has an idiosyncrasy that both …

Purpose To develop a classification system for mechanical injuries of the eye. Methods The
Ocular Trauma Classification Group, a committee of 13 ophthalmologists from seven …

Background The Injury Severity Score (ISS) has served as the standard summary measure
of human trauma for 20 years. Despite its stalwart service, the ISS has two weaknesses: it …

Objectives. To evaluate the predictive accuracy of the scoring system Rapid Acute
Physiology score (RAPS) in nonsurgical patients attending the emergency department (ED) …

Background Elderly patients suffer higher mortality rates after trauma than younger patients.
This increased mortality is attributable to age, preexisting disease, and complications as well …

Background The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) has served as an assessment tool in head
trauma and as a measure of physiologic derangement in outcome models (eg, TRISS and …

Introduction Exsanguination due to trauma-induced coagulopathy is a continuing challenge
in emergency trauma care. Fibrinogen is a crucial factor for haemostatic competence, and …