Analysis of Clinical Outcome and Predictors of Mortality in Pediatric Trauma Population: Evidence from a 10 Year Analysis in a Single Center

• Main Authors: Ya-Chih Yang (Author), Tsung-Han Hsieh (Author), Chi-Yuan Liu (Author), Chun-Yu Chang (Author), Yueh-Tseng Hou (Author), Po-Chen Lin (Author), Yu-Long Chen (Author), Da-Sen Chien (Author), Giou-Teng Yiang (Author), Meng-Yu Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The shock index (SI) is a useful tool for predicting the injury severity and mortality in patients with trauma. However, pediatric physiology differs from that of adults. In the pediatric trauma population, the shock status may be obscured within the normal range of vital signs. Pediatric age-adjust...