The Relevance of Mangled Extremity Severity Score to Predict Amputation: A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND: Amputation is one of the most common surgical procedures in world. One criteria for assessing amputation mangled extremity severity score (MESS). The MESS criterion has been used many years, but accuracy remains unknown. aim this study to know MESS. METHOD: Keywords “relevance,” “mangled score,” and “amputation,” its combination were entered into PubMed database. Four evaluators reviewed articles from past 5-year publication date with English language select relevant articles. RESULTS: outcomes systematic review are sensitivity specificity several scoring tools predict recommendations use. author identified 26 amputation, them recommend using variable 63–73% 70–76%. CONCLUSION: performs better prediction lower arterial injury. Other LogisticReg + Nearmiss, ISS, BN, GHOIS.