An adapted Clavien-Dindo scoring system in trauma as a clinically meaningful nonmortality endpoint.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no consensus on reporting nonmortality trauma complications in a graded manner. The Clavien-Dindo scale of complications was originally for elective surgery and requires adaptation to provide meaningful data for trauma patients. In particular, the original score does not account for those treated without surgery. We report an adapted Clavien-Dindo in trauma (ACDiT) scale and apply it to patients managed operatively and nonoperatively.

Methods

A combined prospective and retrospective international multicenter observational study was undertaken to apply the ACDiT scale to 484 trauma patients at three university teaching hospitals (Birmingham, England (n = 303); Houston, Texas (n = 113); and Glasgow, Scotland (n = 68)). These included both intensive care uni

SUBMITTER: Naumann DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5527750 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature