MESS (Mangled Extremitiy Severity Score)

MESS
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MESS

Skeletal /soft tissue injury
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Skeletal /soft tissue injury

Datatyp

integer

Limb ischemia
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Score doubled for ischemia > 6 hours

Datatyp

integer

Shock
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Shock

Datatyp

integer

Age
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age

Datatyp

integer

Måttenheter
  • years
Total score
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MESS Score > 7 - poor limb viability prognosis

Datatyp

integer

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MESS (Mangled Extremitiy Severity Score)

Name
Typ
Description | Question | Decode (Coded Value)
Datatyp
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