Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
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Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients aged 18 years or more. 2. Polytrauma patients: according to the new Berlin definition of polytrauma, patients with all the following criteria: a. Patients with Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) = 3 for = 2 different body regions. b. Injury severity score (ISS) = 16. c. One or more variables from the five physiologic parameters: including systolic blood pressure = 90 mmHg, Glasgow coma score (GCS) = 8, base excess = -6.0, international normalized ratio = 1.4 or partial thromboplastin time = 40 seconds, and age = 70 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients under 18 years of age. 2. Patients with isolated trauma to a single body region. 3. Injury severity score (ISS) < 16. 4. Incomplete or missing medical records, especially about trauma scores and outcomes. 5. Patients who died before trauma scoring could be applied. 6. Patients transferred from another hospital after receiving initial trauma care. 7. Pregnant patients. 8. Patients with significant pre-existing chronic or terminal illnesses. 9. Patients with isolated burn injuries. 10. Trauma patients with significant delays in receiving initial care.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Revised Trauma Score (RTS);Injury Severity Score (ISS);Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS);Kampala Trauma Score (KTS) | — |
Countries
Egypt
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