The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 2 , Pages 204-214 , August 2010

Prognostic value of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment and Simplified Acute Physiology II score compared with trauma scores in the outcome of multiple-trauma patients

  • Philipp Fueglistaler, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrase 21, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Felix Amsler, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARCAS) Group Switzerland, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrase 21, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Marcel Schüepp, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrase 21, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Ida Fueglistaler-Montali, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARCAS) Group Switzerland, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrase 21, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Corinna Attenberger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARCAS) Group Switzerland, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrase 21, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Hans Pargger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Division of Operative Critical Care, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrase 21, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Augustinus Ludwig Jacob, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARCAS) Group Switzerland, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrase 21, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Thomas Gross, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARCAS) Group Switzerland, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrase 21, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +41-61-381-5447; fax: +33-389-68-5090

Received 12 March 2009 ,Revised 31 August 2009

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 Supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (NCCR-CO-ME), the Scientific Foundation of the Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (Suva), the Voluntary Academic Society (FAG) Basel, the Swiss group of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARCAS) Basel, the Unit of Interventional Radiology at the University Hospital Basel, and the Swiss National Information Center for Accident Prevention (bfu).

PII: S0002-9610(09)00772-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.08.035

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 2 , Pages 204-214 , August 2010

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