Injury severity score underpredicts injury severity and resource utilization in combat-related amputations

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 419-423

  Shin, Emily ^a,b   Evans, Korboi N ^a,b   Fleming, Mark E ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

blast injuries; combat trauma; injury severity; ISS; upper extremity amputation

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CRYOPRECIPITATE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEG INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84880153238     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318279fa4f     Document Type: Article

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