ABSTRACT
Most standard trauma score systems have been developed to predict the outcome and assess the severity of trauma patients. This study test the validity of seven current trauma scoring systems [Glasgow coma scale, APACHE II score, trauma score [TS], Revised Trauma Score [RTS], Injury Severity Score [ISS], TRISS TS, TRISS RTS in 612 patients. Between January 1, 2003 and December 31. 2003, all trauma patients who were admitted to the surgical ICU in Kasr Al Aini hospital with a trauma score [TS] below 16 were included in this study [n=625]. Complete evaluation was successfully done for 612 patients [97%]. Their hospital outcome regarding morbidity and mortality was correlated with their individual score result. All trauma score systems under study showed high accuracy rates. TR1SSRTS and TRJSSTS performed the best accuracy rates in assessing the hospital outcome of trauma patients