Mortality Prediction Using Trauma Scores

Launched by AL-NAHRAIN UNIVERSITY · Nov 25, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, titled "Mortality Prediction Using Trauma Scores," is studying different scoring systems that help doctors predict the chances of survival for patients who have experienced trauma, such as injuries from accidents. The researchers want to find out which of these scoring systems—called the Injury Severity Score (ISS), New Injury Severity Score (NISS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS), and Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS)—is the most accurate in predicting whether a patient will survive their injuries. They will also look at whether certain groups of patients benefit more from one scoring system over the others.

To participate in this trial, individuals must be trauma patients who are admitted to the emergency room and have enough information about their injuries to calculate the scoring systems. Participants will be assessed with all four scoring methods right after they arrive at the hospital, and their health outcomes will be monitored throughout their stay. This includes tracking how long they are in the hospital and whether they are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). It’s important to note that the trial is open to all adult trauma patients, but it does not include those under 18, pregnant women, or patients with other serious health conditions that are not related to trauma. Additionally, participation requires informed consent, meaning patients or their legal guardians must agree to take part in the study.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Trauma patients admitted to the emergency room (ER).
• • Documented injury data sufficient to calculate both the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) and the Injury Severity Score (ISS).
• • Trauma scores (ISS, NISS, Revised Trauma Score \[RTS\], and Trauma and Injury Severity Score \[TRISS\]) calculated within 12 hour of arrival to ensure timely predictions.
• • Informed consent provided by the patient or a legal guardian in cases of incapacity.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Under 18 years of age and pregnant women, due to differences in trauma management and scoring applicability.
• • Non-trauma cases, including patients with terminal illnesses or severe cognitive impairments, to maintain focus on trauma outcomes.
• • Incomplete trauma scoring, missing or incomplete medical records, and
• • patients not treated in the trauma or emergency department.
• • Patients who refuse participation or withdraw consent to ensure ethical participation.
• • Transferred patients and those enrolled in other research studies that could interfere with trauma scoring.