Citation

O'Malley KF, Young G, Talucci RC, Quinn B, Unkle DW, Ross SE. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1988; 32: 157-171.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

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Abstract

The abbreviated injury scale (AIS) was developed to allow measurement of severity of injury in a standardized, reproducible manner and, along with the injury severity score (ISS), has been widely accepted for that purpose. Recently, the apparent usefulness of the ISS in treating a heterogeneous population as if it were homogeneous has been questioned, with specific concern expressed over its use in determining quality assurance standards.
At this institution the ISS has been proposed as a means of projecting the hospital costs incurred in treating trauma victims. This study was undertaken to investigate the possibility that the methodology used may have similar shortcomings, and to evaluate the ISS as a predictor of length of stay.