Comparison of the Thoracic Trauma Severity Score (TTSS) and Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) in predicting clinical outcomes in chest trauma patients: protocol for a prospective cohort study from Iraq
TTSS is likely to demonstrate greater specificity for thoracic outcomes than TRISS. Possible limitations include resource-related constraints that lead to inappropriate ICU allocation and prehospital delays affecting physiological measures. If validated, TTSS may streamline emergency room triage across Iraq-utilizing scarce critical care resources more effectively. Further studies should be done to validate findings across the various trauma centers in Iraq and develop hybrid scoring models.
Authors
- Yaser Aamer Eisa Alhaibi
- A. Lahlou M. Mahfoud
- Doaa A. Ghareeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6683-6631)
- Ghadeer Mohammed
- Almu’atasim Khamees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6282-8351)
- Ghefar Hmaydoosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0423-4574)
- A. Turki
- Salim K. Hajwal
- Ibrahim Moqbel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1873-1422)
- Hussein Kadhim Hussein
Institutions
- Latakia University (SY)
- Cairo University (EG)
- University of Babylon (IQ)
- University of Kerbala (IQ)
- University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa
- University of Kufa (IQ)
- Nahrain University (IQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Protocols
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sp9.0000000000000060
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00