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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

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    A comparative study of Shock index and Modified shock index as a tool for triage in Emergency Medicine Department in patients presenting with Polytrauma


    Dr. Mehul Shrivastav Dr. Shailendra Singh Dr. Manish Banjare Dr. Sumit Shukla
    JCDR. 2023: 1961-1966

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    The aim of the study is to compare study of Shock index and Modified shock index as a tool for triage in Emergency Medicine Department in patients presenting with Polytrauma. Results: Initially we triaged all 100 patients according to conventional method, we then calculated shock index for 50 patients and Modified shock index for the rest 50 patients. Patients were divided into Red, yellow and Green category using three tier system. Conclusion: To conclude the present study which reveals MSI as a better and improved tool since it best reflects the hemodynamic status of patients but in centers where multipara monitors are unavailable Shock index can be used for triage which will still be a better tool as compared to conventional parameters.

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