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Double coding and mapping using Abbreviated Injury Scale 1998 and 2005: identifying issues for trauma data.
Cameron S Palmer1, Louise E Niggemeyer, Debra Charman
1Trauma Service, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville 3052, Australia. cameron.palmer@rch.org.au
Injury
|January 16, 2010
Summary
Adopting the Abbreviated Injury Scale 2005 (AIS05) may decrease major trauma patient numbers. Mapping AIS05 data back to AIS98 improves data comparison between trauma registry versions.
Area of Science:
- Trauma registry data analysis
- Injury severity scoring systems
- Public health surveillance
Background:
- The Abbreviated Injury Scale 2005 (AIS05) introduced significant changes from AIS98, including a larger codeset and altered injury severity.
- Global adoption of AIS05/AIS08 necessitates understanding its impact on existing trauma registries.
- The optimal method for comparing data between AIS98 and AIS05 collections remains unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of adopting the AIS05 codeset in an established trauma system.
- To identify challenges associated with transitioning from AIS98 to AIS05.
- To evaluate methods for comparing trauma data collected under different AIS versions.
Main Methods:
- A subset of major trauma patients from Victoria, Australia, were coded using both AIS98 and AIS05.
- Injuries were mapped between AIS versions using provided code lists, generating up to four codes per injury.
- Agreement in codes, injury severity, and calculated scores (ISS, NISS) were analyzed.
Main Results:
- Adopting AIS05 is projected to decrease major trauma patient classification by 22% in Victoria.
- Discrepancies between AIS versions were more common for head and chest injuries.
- Mapping AIS05 data back to AIS98 demonstrated higher agreement in AIS level, ISS, and NISS compared to other mapping methods.
Conclusions:
- Transitioning to AIS05 or AIS08 in established registries will likely reduce the count of major trauma patients.
- Code mapping enhances comparability between datasets using different AIS versions, though injury profiles influence the degree of comparability.
- Mapping AIS05 data back to AIS98 is currently recommended for improved data consistency.
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