The effect of the use of trauma scoring systems on prognosis of patients with multiple traumas: A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Objective: To examine the effects of the use of trauma scoring systems on prognosis in patients with multiple traumas. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2012 to September 2014 at the Mugla Sitki Kocman University Training and Research Hospital, Mugla, Turkey, and comprised mentally healthy patients aged 18 or more treated at the emergency department for trauma to at least two body parts or who had more than one long bone fractureData was collected using the patient information form and the patient follow-up form. SPSS 18 was used to analyse the data. Results: Of the 70 patients, 55(78.6%) were male and 15(21.4%) were female. The overall mean age was 40.97 +/- 1.94 years. A statistically significant difference was determined between the first and fourth days (p<0.05) for all scoring systems for patients who died and those who survived. Conclusion: Trauma scoring systems used for multiple trauma patients were able to determine the physiological status and mortality of the patient.