Improving Blunt Thoracic Trauma Prognosis: Validation of the Study of the Management of Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Score against Injury Severity Score in an Indonesian Tertiary Hospital

Key Points

• The study aims to validate the STUMBL score for predicting outcomes in patients with blunt thoracic trauma compared to the Injury Severity Score.
• Conducted in an Indonesian tertiary hospital.
• Compared STUMBL score to Injury Severity Score in patients.
• Assessed outcomes such as hospitalization duration, ICU admission, and mortality.
• STUMBL score outperformed Injury Severity Score in predicting prolonged hospitalization.
• Higher accuracy in predicting ICU admissions with STUMBL score.
• Significant correlation between STUMBL score and in-hospital mortality rates.