Glasgow outcome scale at hospital discharge as a prognostic index in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Glasgow outcome scale at hospital discharge as a prognostic index in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) at discharge (GOS-HD) as a prognostic indicator in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHOD: Retrospective data were collected of 45 patients, with Glasgow coma scale <8, age 25±10 years, 36 men, from medical records. Later, at home vi...

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Main Authors: Rosmari A.R.A. Oliveira, Sebastião Araújo, Antonio L.E. Falcão, Silvia M.T.P. Soares, Carolina Kosour, Desanka Dragosavac, Eliane A. Cintra, Ana Paula D. Cardoso, Rosana A. Thiesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-08-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
traumatismos encefálicos
escala de coma de Glasgow
escala de resultado de Glasgow
prognóstico
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