PREDICTORS OF EARLY AND LATE MORTALITY IN MULTITRAUMA PATIENTS

Abstract

Trauma-related deaths are the third most common cause of death in all age groups, following cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Predicting mortality and morbidity is of vital importance for patient survival while evaluating trauma patients with a multidisciplinary approach, who account for a significant number of emergency admissions. This study aimed to investigate the parameters that may affect early (24 hours) mortality due to multitrauma. The mean RTS of the early deaths (n: 49) was 3.11 ± 2.19 and that of the late deaths was 5.32 ± 1.78; the ratio was statistically significant (p