European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic SurgeryHumansMaleThoracic InjuriesAdultFemale
Evaluation and Proposed Refinement of the Thoracic Trauma Severity Score: Improving Prognostic Accuracy in Blunt Chest Trauma Including Polytrauma Patients.
Noha Mohamed Ashraf Fouda, Nour El-Din Noaman Gwely, Gehad Ibrahim Awad, Mohammed Abdelfattah Sanad
Published: 202610.1093/ejcts/ezaf480
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and test the prognostic performance of a modified TTSS that adds body mass index (BMI) and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), with emphasis on polytrauma. METHODS: Prospective observational study of 302 adults with blunt chest trauma (…
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