In-hospital mortality and the Glasgow Coma Scale in the first 72 hours after traumatic brain injury Escala de Coma de Glasgow en las primeras 72 horas postrauma encefalocraneano y mortalidad hospitalaria Escala de Coma de Glasgow nas primeiras 72 horas após trauma cranioencefálico e mortalidade hospitalar

• Main Authors: Cristina Helena Costanti Settervall (Author), Regina Marcia Cardoso de Sousa (Author), Silvia Cristina Fürbringer e Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study verifies and compares the performance of three different scores obtained in the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in the first 72 hours post trauma in predicting in-hospital mortality. The studied scores included those obtained after initial care was provided at the hospital, and the worst and bes...