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The Curtis Hand Injury Matrix Score: Determining the Need for Specialized Upper Extremity Care
Given the limited impact of transfer guidelines and the lack of comparative metrics for upper extremity trauma, we introduced the Curtis Hand Injury Matrix (CHIM) score to evaluate upper extremity injury acuity from the specialist perspective. Our goal was to evaluate the CHIM score as an indicator of complexity and specialist need by correlating the score with arrival mode, length of stay (LOS), discharge disposition, and procedure location.
