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The quest for a universal definition of polytrauma: A trauma registry-based validation study

Butcher, Nerida; D'Este, Catherine; Balogh, Zsolt

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BACKGROUND: A pilot validation recommended defining polytrauma as patients with an Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score greater than 2 in at least two Injury Severity Score (ISS) body regions (2 × AIS score > 2). This study aimed to validate this definit

dc.contributor.authorButcher, Nerida
dc.contributor.authorD'Este, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorBalogh, Zsolt
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:34:39Z
dc.identifier.issn2163-0755
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/76228
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: A pilot validation recommended defining polytrauma as patients with an Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score greater than 2 in at least two Injury Severity Score (ISS) body regions (2 × AIS score > 2). This study aimed to validate this definit
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.sourceThe Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
dc.titleThe quest for a universal definition of polytrauma: A trauma registry-based validation study
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume77
dc.date.issued2014
local.identifier.absfor111705 - Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
local.identifier.absfor111706 - Epidemiology
local.identifier.absfor160104 - Social and Cultural Anthropology
local.identifier.ariespublicationU3488905xPUB5081
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationButcher, Nerida, University of Newcastle
local.contributor.affiliationD'Este, Catherine, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBalogh, Zsolt, The University of Newcastle
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage620
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage623
local.identifier.doi10.1097/TA.0000000000000404
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T09:22:59Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84916600042
local.identifier.thomsonID000343129700018
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