Trauma Severity Indices
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Posttraumatic stress disorder mediates the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury and health and psychosocial functioning in veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

29 Sep 2009 This study evaluated whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) mediated the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and general health ratings, psychosocial functioning, and perceived barriers to receiving mental healthcare 2 ... Read more...

Brain tissue oxygen monitoring in traumatic brain injury and major trauma: outcome analysis of a brain tissue oxygen-directed therapy.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECT: Cerebral ischemia is the leading cause of preventable death in cases of major trauma with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Intracranial pressure (ICP) control and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) manipulation have significantly reduced ... Read more...

The use of recombinant activated factor VIIa in coagulopathic traumatic brain injuries requiring emergent craniotomy: is it beneficial?

29 Sep 2009 OBJECT: The role of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) has not been well established. This study evaluates the outcomes of using rFVIIa as first-line therapy in patients with a severe TBI requiring emergent ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Trauma Severity Indices'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The mangled extremity. 30 Oct 2009
• Posttraumatic stress disorder mediates the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury and health and psychosocial functioning in veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. 29 Sep 2009
• Brain tissue oxygen monitoring. 29 Sep 2009
• Brain tissue oxygen monitoring in traumatic brain injury and major trauma: outcome analysis of a brain tissue oxygen-directed therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• The use of recombinant activated factor VIIa in coagulopathic traumatic brain injuries requiring emergent craniotomy: is it beneficial? 29 Sep 2009
• Management guided by brain tissue oxygen monitoring and outcome following severe traumatic brain injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Time course for autoregulation recovery following severe traumatic brain injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Prediction of intracranial computed tomography findings in patients with minor head injury by using logistic regression. 29 Sep 2009
• Increased participation in activities of daily living is associated with lower cholesterol levels in people with spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Patterns of recovery of posttraumatic confusional state in neurorehabilitation admissions after traumatic brain injury. 29 Sep 2009
• A prospective study of factors influencing return to work after traumatic spinal cord injury in Taiwan. 29 Sep 2009
• Risk of mortality after spinal cord injury: an 8-year prospective study. 29 Sep 2009
• Racial differences in employment outcome after traumatic brain injury at 1, 2, and 5 years postinjury. 29 Sep 2009
• Risk factors for 24-hour mortality after traumatic rib fractures owing to motor vehicle accidents: a nationwide population-based study. 29 Sep 2009
• Noctors, doctors, and rules. 20 Sep 2009
• Using Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS) variables to predict length of hospital stay following trauma in New Zealand. 9 Sep 2009
• Contemporary New Zealand coefficients for the Trauma Injury Severity Score: TRISS(NZ). 9 Sep 2009
• Time to definitive care for patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury--does a trauma system matter? 9 Sep 2009
• ATV (quad bike) injuries in New Zealand children: their extent and severity. 9 Sep 2009
• Classifications in spine: a tectonic shift. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Trauma Severity Indices'

Definition: Systems for assessing, classifying, and coding injuries. These systems are used in medical records, surveillance systems, and state and national registries to aid in the collection and reporting of trauma.

Descriptor UI: D015599

Alternative terms: Trauma Severity Indices; Trauma Severity Index; Index, Trauma Severity; Indices, Trauma Severity; Severity Index, Trauma; Severity Indices, Trauma; Trauma Severity Indexes; Indexes, Trauma Severity; Severity Indexes, Trauma;

Tree Number: E05.318.308.940.968.875; E05.944; L01.280.900.968.875; N04.452.859.564.800; N05.715.360.300.715.500.800; N06.850.520.308.940.968.875;

History Note: 90

Technical Notes: no qualif; do not confuse with TRIAGE, emerg selection of patients by priority of need; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX is also available