Pre-injury ASA physical status classification is an independent predictor of mortality after trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 972-978

  Skaga, Nils O ^a   Eken, Torsten ^b   Søvik, Signe ^a   Jones, J Mary ^c   Steen, Petter A ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASA PS score; Comorbidity; Linear logistic regression; Outcome; Prognosis; Trauma; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INJURY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36049041598     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31804a571c     Document Type: Article

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