The Efficacy of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Score and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II for Predicting Hospital Mortality of ICU Patients with Acute Traumatic Brain Injury

The Efficacy of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Score and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II for Predicting Hospital Mortality of ICU Patients with Acute Traumatic Brain Injury

Objective: To compare the efficacy and functional outcome of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score with that of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Score II (APACHE II) in patients with multiple trauma admitted to the ICU.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 125 patients with traumatic b...

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Main Authors: Amir Nik, Mohammad Sobhan Sheikh Andalibi, Mohammad Reza Ehsaei, Ahmadreza Zarifian, Ehsan Ghayour Karimiani, Gholamreza Bahadoorkhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2018-04-01
Series:Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma
Subjects:
Head trauma
GCS
APACHE II
Mortality
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