title: Penetrating trauma audit--TRISS analysis.
abstract: Quality assurance in trauma care is of major importance in assessing the efficacy of a trauma service and in identifying areas for improvement. Trauma scores and the TRISS methodology are at present the most accurate tools for quality assurance purposes. In this prospective study, the TRISS methodology was used to analyse the results in a group of 629 patients with penetrating trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demetriades
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sofianos
mesh_terms: D015998:Abbreviated Injury Scale; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy