Severity of trauma victims admitted in intensive care units: comparative study among different indexes Gravedad de las víctimas de trauma, admitidas en unidades de terapia intensiva: estudio comparativo entre diferentes índices Gravidade das vítimas de trauma, admitidas em unidades de terapia intensiva: estudo comparativo entre diferentes índices

• Main Authors: Lilia de Souza Nogueira (Author), Regina Marcia Cardoso de Sousa (Author), Cristiane de Alencar Domingues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study compared the performance of the Injury Severity Score (ISS) with the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) and also the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II) with the Logistic Organ Dysfunction System (LODS) in trauma victims, in order to predict mortality and length of stay in Intens...