Validity of the Korean Triage and Acuity Scale for predicting 30-day mortality due to severe trauma: a retrospective single-center study.

Yong Deok Lim Dong Hoon Lee Byung Kook Lee Yong Soo Cho Goeun Choi

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2018)

Lower KTAS levels were associated with higher 30-day mortality due to severe trauma. KTAS shows adequate validity for predicting 30-day mortality from severe trauma.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
early onset
risk factors
emergency department
trauma patients
drug induced