Thoracic trauma severity score
| Grade | PaO2/FiO2 | Rib fracture | Contusion | Pleural involvement | Age | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT, pneumothorax; HT, haemothorax; HPT, haemopneumothorax; TPT, tension pneumothorax. For calculation of the total score, all catogories were summed. A minimum value of 0 points and a maximum value of 25 points can be achieved. | ||||||||||||
| 0 | >400 | 0 | None | None | <30 | 0 | ||||||
| I | 300–400 | 1–3 | 1 lobe, unilateral | PT | 30–41 | 1 | ||||||
| II | 200–300 | 3–6 | 1 lobe bilateral or 2 lobes unilateral | HT/HPT unilateral | 42–54 | 2 | ||||||
| III | 150–200 | >3 bilateral | <2 lobes bilateral | HT/HPT bilateral | 55–70 | 3 | ||||||
| IV | <150 | Flail chest | <2 lobes bilateral | TPT | >70 | 5 | ||||||