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MESS (Mangled Extremitiy Severity Score)

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MESS
Description

MESS

Skeletal /soft tissue injury
Description

Skeletal /soft tissue injury

Data type

integer

Limb ischemia
Description

Score doubled for ischemia > 6 hours

Data type

integer

Shock
Description

Shock

Data type

integer

Age
Description

age

Data type

integer

Measurement units
  • years
Total score
Description

MESS Score > 7 - poor limb viability prognosis

Data type

integer

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MESS (Mangled Extremitiy Severity Score)

1 forms
Name
Type
Description | Question | Decode (Coded Value)
Data type
Alias
Item Group
MESS
Item
Skeletal /soft tissue injury
integer
Skeletal /softissue injury
Code List
Skeletal /soft tissue injury
CL Item
Low energy (stab; simple fracture; pistol gunshot wound) (1)
CL Item
Medium energy (open or multiple fractures, dislocation) (2)
CL Item
High energy (high speed MVA or rifle GSW) (3)
CL Item
Very high energy (high speed trauma + gross contamination) (4)
Item
Limb ischemia
integer
Limb ischemia
Code List
Limb ischemia
CL Item
Pulse reduced or absent but perfusion normal (1)
CL Item
Pulseless; paresthesias, diminished capillary refill (2)
CL Item
Cool, paralyzed, insensate, numb (3)
Item
Shock
integer
Shock
Code List
Shock
CL Item
Systolic BP always > 90 mm Hg (0)
CL Item
Hypotensive transiently (1)
CL Item
Persistent Hypotension (2)
Item
Age
integer
age
Code List
Age
CL Item
<30 (0)
CL Item
30-50 (1)
CL Item
>50 (2)
Total score
Item
Total score
integer
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