Urushibata et reported the DECIDE score for evaluating a patient requiring damage control surgery. The authors are from Matsudo City General Hospital and Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
DECIDE = Damage Control Indication DEtecting
Parameters:
(1) Glasgow coma scale (GCS)
(2) body temperature in °C
(3) injury type
Parameter
Finding
Points
GCS
14 or 15
0
9 to 13
2
3 to 8
3
body temperature
>= 36°C
0
35.0 to 35.9°C
1
34.0 to 34.9°C
2
< 34.0°C
3
injury type
penetrating
0
blunt
3
total score =
= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)
Interpretation:
• miinimum score: 0
• maximum score: 9
DECIDE Score
Mortality
0
2.9%
1
5.4%
2
6%
3
12%
4
15%
5
31%
6
60%
7
60%
8
64%
9
84%
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.72.
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