probability_of_survival: Calculate Probability of Survival Using TRISS Method

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Calculate Probability of Survival Using TRISS Method

Description

This function calculates the probability of survival (Ps) for trauma patients based on the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) methodology. TRISS combines physiological and anatomical data to predict survival likelihood using a logistic regression model. The function incorporates trauma type, patient age, Revised Trauma Score (RTS), and Injury Severity Score (ISS) into the calculation. Probability of survival is expressed as a percentage.

Usage

probability_of_survival(trauma_type, age, rts, iss)

Arguments

trauma_type	Character vector indicating the type of trauma ("Blunt" or "Penetrating"). Different methods exist for calculating probability of survival for burn patients, and so these records are excluded here.
age	Numeric vector indicating the patient's age in years.
rts	Numeric vector indicating the patient's Revised Trauma Score (RTS).
iss	Numeric vector indicating the patient's Injury Severity Score (ISS).

Value

Numeric vector of probabilities of survival (Ps) expressed as percentages on a scale from 0 to 1.

Author(s)

Nicolas Foss, Ed.D., MS

Examples

# Example usage:
trauma_data <- data.frame(
  Trauma_Type = c("Blunt", "Penetrating"),
  Patient_Age_Years = c(30, 60),
  RTS = c(7.84, 6.90),
  ISS = c(10, 25)
)

# Run the function on example data
result <- trauma_data |>
  dplyr::mutate(Ps = probability_of_survival(
    trauma_type = Trauma_Type,
    age = Patient_Age_Years,
    rts = RTS,
    iss = ISS
  ))

# Print the result
result

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