A modified Kampala trauma score (KTS) effectively predicts mortality in trauma patients
Weeks S, Stevens K, Haider A, Efron D, Haut E, MacKenzie E, Schneider E. A modified Kampala trauma score (KTS) effectively predicts mortality in trauma patients. Injury 2015, 47: 125-129. PMID: 26256783, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew Injury Severity ScoreInjury Severity ScoreKampala Trauma ScoreTrauma patientsSeverity scoreTrauma ScorePhysiologic measuresMortality predictionNon-trauma center hospitalsSeverity scoring toolsPre-hospital intubationCenter HospitalInjury scoreAnatomical injuryMortality riskLevel IInjury severityRespiratory ratePhysiologic dataScoring toolOutcome predictionMortalitySignificant predictorsCharacteristic curveSimilar predictive ability