MESS (Mangled Extremitiy Severity Score)

MESS
Beschrijving

MESS

Skeletal /soft tissue injury
Beschrijving

Skeletal /soft tissue injury

Datatype

integer

Limb ischemia
Beschrijving

Score doubled for ischemia > 6 hours

Datatype

integer

Shock
Beschrijving

Shock

Datatype

integer

Age
Beschrijving

age

Datatype

integer

Maateenheden
  • years
Total score
Beschrijving

MESS Score > 7 - poor limb viability prognosis

Datatype

integer

Similar models

MESS (Mangled Extremitiy Severity Score)

Name
Type
Description | Question | Decode (Coded Value)
Datatype
Alias
Item Group
MESS
Item
Skeletal /soft tissue injury
integer
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
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
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
Code List
Age
CL Item
<30 (0)
CL Item
30-50 (1)
CL Item
>50 (2)
Total score
Item
Total score
integer