Scoring systems and their possible use in a military ICU setting.
Scoring systems for both trauma and intensive care patients have been widely used since the 1960's. This article will introduce several scoring systems currently in use and discuss their potential use for military ICU patients.
Nutbeam
T
T
City Hospital, Birmingham. timnutbeam@hotmail.com
O'Meara
M
M
Henning
J
J
D018806:APACHE; D015998:Abbreviated Injury Scale; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008889:Military Personnel; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*