The predictive value of biochemical parameters in evaluating patients with abdominal trauma: The new scoring system

The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of non-invasively and rapidly obtained biochemical parameter results to the diagnosis and follow-up of intraabdominal injuries in multitrauma patients. A total of 2604 multitrauma patients who were treated following their referral to our emergency department between January 2009 and January 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. A logistic regression analysis was used in the risk assessment. Statistically significant associations between intraabdominal injury and certain biochemical variables measured at the time of the referral were determined. These variables were hemoglobin ≤9.99 g/dL [odds ratio (OR): 6.25, 95% CI: 2.86–13.52, p