Association of Japan Coma Scale score on hospital arrival with in-hospital mortality among trauma patients

Association of Japan Coma Scale score on hospital arrival with in-hospital mortality among trauma patients

Abstract Background The Japan Coma Scale (JCS) score has been widely used to assess patients’ consciousness level in Japan. JCS scores are divided into four main categories: alert (0) and one-, two-, and three-digit codes based on an eye response test, each of which has three subcategories. The purp...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Yumoto, Hiromichi Naito, Takashi Yorifuji, Toshiyuki Aokage, Noritomo Fujisaki, Atsunori Nakao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Glasgow coma scale
Japan Coma Scale
Mortality
Trauma
Traumatic brain injury
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-019-0282-x

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