Is the revised trauma score still useful?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 944-948

  Gabbe, Belinda J ^a   Cameron, Peter A ^b   Finch, Caroline F ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Limitations; Outcome; Revised trauma score; Triage

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; REVISED TRAUMA SCORE; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRIAGE;

EID: 0344197041     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-1433.2003.02833.x     Document Type: Review

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