Citation

Crossman J, Bankes M, Bhan A, Crockard HA. Injury 1998; 29(6): 435-437.

Affiliation

Department of Surgical Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9813699

Abstract

The Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) is an important factor in the management and prognosis of a patient with neurosurgical pathology. We have found that there is often a disparity between the quoted and actual GCS of patients referred to this unit. We performed a prospective observational study to determine the proportion of patients referred with a correct GCS. Forty-two (51%) out of a total of 82 patients had a correct GCS on referral. The proportion of patients referred with a correct GCS did not vary with either the grade or speciality of the referring doctor.