Comparison of injury severity scores (ISS) obtained by manual coding versus "Two-step conversion" from ICD-9-CM.
Rebeca Abajas-BustilloFrancisco José Amo-SetiénCésar Leal-CostaMaría Del Carmen Ortego-MateMaría Seguí-GómezMaría Jesús Durá-RosMark R ZonfrilloPublished in: PloS one (2019)
The process used in this study has proven to be a useful tool for selecting patients who meet the ISS>15 criterion for "major trauma". Further research is needed to improve the conversion process.
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