This study applies a stochastic or probability search and display model to prospectively predict outcome and to evaluate therapeutic effects in a consecutively monitored series of 396 patients with severe thoracic and thoracoabdominal injuries.
Department of Surgery, LAC + USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Room 9900, 1200 North State St, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. wcshoemaker00@hotmail.com
