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Table 1 Parameters of compared scores.

From: Predicting on-going hemorrhage and transfusion requirement after severe trauma: a validation of six scoring systems and algorithms on the TraumaRegister DGU®

Score

Civilian or Military Database

Number of patients

TASH[22, 28]

Civilian

4527

Rainer (PWH)[19]

Civilian

1891

Vandromme[21]

Civilian

514

ABC[18]

Civilian

596

Schreiber[20]

Military

558

Larson[29]

Military

1124

Variable

Value

Pts

Value

Pts

Value

Pts

Value

Pts

Value

Pts

Value

Pts

Gender

male

1

          

Pelvic fracture (AIS 5 ≥ 5)

clinically unstable

6

displaced (AIS 5 ≥ 4)

1

        

Femur fracture (AIS 5 ≥ 3)

open and/or dislocated

3

          

Free IF (FAST) (AIS 4 ≥ 3)

present

3

or CT-positive

2

  

positive

1

    

Heart rate (bpm)

> 120

2

≥ 120

1

> 105

1

≥ 120

1

  

> 110

1

Systolic blood presure (mmHg)

< 100

4

≤ 90

3

< 110

1

≤ 90

1

  

< 110

1

 

< 120

1

          
 

< 7

8

≤ 7

10

≤ 11

1

  

≤ 11

1

< 11

1

 

< 9

6

7.1 to 10

1

        

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

< 10

4

          
 

< 11

3

          
 

< 12

2

          
 

< -10

4

BD > 5

1

      

≤ -6

1

Base excess (mmol/L)

< -6

3

          
 

< -2

1

          

Mechanism of injury

      

penetrating

1

penetrating

1

  

INR

    

> 1.5

1

  

> 1.5

1

  

GCS

  

≤ 8

1

        

Lactate

    

≥ 5

1

      
  1. AIS: abbreviated injury scale; IF: intra-abdominal fluid: FAST: focused assessment with sonography for trauma; INR: international normalized ratio; GCS: Glasgow coma scale; TASH: trauma-associated severe hemorrhage score; Pts: points; BD: Base Deficit; PWH: Prince of Wales Hospital Score; ABC: assessment of blood consumption; CT: computer tomography.