Comparison of Injury Severity Score, Glasgow Coma Scale, and Revised Trauma Score in Predicting the Mortality and Prolonged ICU Stay of Traumatic Young Children: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study

Yii-Ting Huang, Ying‐Hsien Huang, Ching‐Hua Hsieh, Chao-Jui Li, I-Min Chiu

Emergency Medicine International · 2019 · 53 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Regarding traumatic injuries in young children, worse ISS, GCS, and RTS were all associated with increased mortality, prolonged ICU stay, and longer hospital LOS. Of these scoring systems, ISS was the best at predicting mortality.

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