Predictors of Mortality in Adult Trauma Patients: The Physiologic Trauma Score is Equivalent to the Trauma and Injury Severity Score1

Abstract

A new statistical model (Physiologic Trauma Score), including only physiologic variables (admission SIRS score combined with Glasgow Coma Score and age) and easily calculated at the patient bedside, accurately predicts mortality in trauma patients. The predictive ability of this model is comparable to other complex models that use both anatomic and physiologic data (TRISS, ISS, and ICISS).