Motorcycle Thoracic Trauma Severity Score Development and Validation of a New Predictive Tool for Mortality and Pulmonary Complications

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating a new tool designed to help identify patients at high risk of death following motorcycle accidents more quickly. The study focuses on injuries to the chest area, which are common and often serious in such accidents. This observational study aims to develop and validate a practical scoring system that can be used at the bedside to improve clinical decision-making and treatment speed for trauma patients. Participants in this study are grouped into a training set and a test set. The training set is used to develop the predictive model, while the test set independently validates the model's accuracy. The study examines the impact of helmet use and specific chest injury patterns on mortality prediction. No treatments or interventions are administered, as this is an observational study focusing on data collection and analysis. During the study, participants' medical records and imaging results are reviewed to confirm chest injuries and document relevant clinical information. Researchers will measure outcomes such as in-hospital mortality within 30 days after ICU admission, the model's performance, and risk classification accuracy. The study includes follow-up assessments 30 days after ICU admission to evaluate the tool's predictive ability and its potential to improve trauma care outcomes.

MOTORCYCLE THORACIC TRAUMA SEVERITY SCORE: A NEW TRAUMA SEVERITY SCORE