Comparison of the injury severity score and ICD-9 diagnosis codes as predictors of outcome in injury: Analysis of 44,032 patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 477-489

  Rutledge, Robert ^a   Hoyt, David B ^b   Eastman, A Brent ^c   Sise, Michael J ^d   Velky, Thomas ^e   Canty, Timothy ^f   Wachtel, Thomas ^h   Osler, Turner M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d San Diego Healthcare System   (United States)

^e Palomar Medical Center   (United States)

^f RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^h Univ of North Carolina Hospitals ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030964941     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199703000-00016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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