Sentence examples for trauma index from inspiring English sources

For thoracic trauma index (TTI) vehicle weight and peak door velocity correlated, significantly (overall, r2 = 0.41, p = 0.03, n = 165).

They found that mortality and morbidity from abdominal sepsis were either similar or slightly lower in primary repair group, leading to the conclusion that only Penetrating Abdominal Trauma Index (PATI) > 25 is associated with slightly higher complication rate.

The Nipple Trauma Index used by Duffy and colleagues in Western Australia appeared to be useful, however a request for more information about this instrument was not successful (E. Duffy, email 28 February 2001) [ 20].

Some of the more recent studies have provided a more detailed description, such as Brent et al's Nipple Attribute Score and Duffy et al's Nipple Trauma Index [ 19, 20].

(TS: Trauma Score; ISS: Injury Severity Score; PATI: Penetrating Abdominal Trauma Index; S/F: Stone/Fabian Criteria; F: Flint's grade) There was statistical difference in PATI score between groups in category of three and four injuried abdominal organs (Table 2) in favour of PR group (T = 3.983 and 3.645).

Abbreviations: ATI=acute trauma index; BAL=bronchoalveolar lavage; NGT=nasogastric tube; wbc=white blood cells; hpf=high power field; H2RA=histamine-2-receptor antagonists; ET=endotracheal; CFU=colony forming units; BSA=body surface area; NR=not reported; VAP=ventilator-associated pneumonia; PSB=protected specimen brush.

Tables 3, 4 and 5 show the results of the trauma indexes.

Moreover, there were no significant differences between blunt and penetrating injuries in respect to the trauma indexes, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rate.

Severity abdominal trauma indexes (Table 2) were essentially similar in both groups, as well as number of injured organs.

While 'emergency treatment' was not a defined variable per se, it was explicitly related to access for the cardiac and trauma indexes [ 22, 24] and the maternity index stated that one hour was a threshold for emergency care [ 17] (Table  1).

Any conclusion to such reports, however, must be drawn by taking into consideration that the validity of childhood memories, particularly in psychiatric patients, may be questioned, as the range of childhood traumas indexed in these studies is generally limited, and often only childhood sexual abuse is targeted.