Predicting surgical resource consumption and in-hospital mortality in resource-scarce conflict settings: a retrospective study

Abstract Background In armed conflicts, civilian health care struggles to cope. Being able to predict what resources are needed is therefore vital. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) implemented in the 1990s the Red Cross Wound Score (RCWS) for assessment of penetrating injuries. It...

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Main Authors: Måns Muhrbeck, Zaher Osman, Johan von Schreeb, Andreas Wladis, Peter Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00488-2