Response to: The rSIG for trauma: one size fits all?

We thank Shi and Mao for their interest1 in our recently published article on The age-adjusted Reverse Shock Index multiplied by the Glasgow Coma Scale (rSIG/A) in prehospital assessment of trauma patients and their allocation to trauma centres or trauma team activation.2 The authors point out some shortcomings in our manuscript. We would like to take the opportunity to address them. While we agree with Shi and Mao that considering site of trauma in general is an important contributor in advanced prediction model, we feel the need to emphasise that the aim was not to determine the best possible prediction model, but to find a reasonable compromise between fast and easy applicability in combination with a high prediction accuracy.2 Well-established tools for risk adjustment like the Injury Severity Score, the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) or the Revised Injury Severity Classification V.2...

Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - June 22, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Frieler, S., Lefering, R., Gerstmeyer, J., Drotleff, N., Schildhauer, T. A., Waydhas, C., Hamsen, U., the TraumaRegister DGU Tags: PostScript Source Type: research