Salud pública de México
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Salud pública de México · May 1997
Comparative Study[Scales for evaluation of mortality of patients with trauma and adult respiratory distress syndrome].
To compare different scores and scales used to evaluate mortality in patients with trauma and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). ⋯ Adult patients with trauma who develop ARDS showed high probability of death if additional clinical data of shock and consolidation in three or four quadrants of thorax X-rays are present, among other factors.