Comparison of trauma scoring systems for predicting mortality in firearm injuries

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 559-564

  Köksal, Özlem ^a   Özdemir, Fatma ^a   Bulut, Mehtap ^a   Aydin, Şule ^a   Almacioǧlu, Meral Leman ^a   Özgüç, Halil ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Firearm injury; Injury Severity Score; New Injury Severity Score; Prediction of mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TURKEY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 70449497773     PISSN: 1306696X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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