MESS (Mangled Extremity Severity Score)

MESS
Description

MESS

Alias
UMLS CUI-1
C3842224
UMLS CUI-2
C0457451
Skeletal /soft tissue injury
Description

Skeletal /soft tissue injury

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0597457
UMLS CUI [2]
C0037578
Limb ischemia
Description

Score doubled for ischemia > 6 hours

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C2945695
Shock
Description

Shock

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0036974
Age
Description

age

Data type

integer

Measurement units
  • years
Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0001779
Total score
Description

MESS Score > 7 - poor limb viability prognosis

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C2964552

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MESS (Mangled Extremity Severity Score)

Name
Type
Description | Question | Decode (Coded Value)
Data type
Alias
Item Group
MESS
C3842224 (UMLS CUI-1)
C0457451 (UMLS CUI-2)
Item
Skeletal /soft tissue injury
integer
C0597457 (UMLS CUI [1])
C0037578 (UMLS CUI [2])
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
C2945695 (UMLS CUI [1])
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
C0036974 (UMLS CUI [1])
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
C0001779 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
Age
CL Item
<30 (0)
CL Item
30-50 (1)
CL Item
>50 (2)
Total score
Item
Total score
integer
C2964552 (UMLS CUI [1])