Table 4 Description of the 157 injuries with discordant AIS codes in the trauma registry
From: Injury coding in a national trauma registry: a one-year validation audit in a level 1 trauma centre
Type of injury | Discordant AIS code for a injury not existing | Discordant AIS code with discordant AIS injury grade a | Discordant AIS code with concordant AIS injury grade a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Head/face/spine | Total | |||
Spinal and cranial fracture | 0 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
Face fracture | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Intracranial parenchymal haemorrhage | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Intracranial subarachnoid haemorrhage | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Intracranial epi/subdural haemorrhage | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Diffuse axonal injury | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Cerebral concussion | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Thorax | ||||
Lung contusion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Pneumothorax | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Costa fracture | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Abdominal | ||||
Thoracoabdominal injury | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Extremity | ||||
Fracture/joint dislocation | 14 | 3 | 33 | 50 |
External and other reasons | ||||
External (hematoma, laceration, burn injury) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
Hypothermia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other reason | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Total | 28 | 58 | 71 | 157 |