@article{ref1,
title="Glasgow outcome scale at hospital discharge as a prognostic index in patients with severe traumatic brain injury",
journal="Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria",
year="2012",
author="Oliveira, Rosmari A. R. A. and Araújo, Sebastião and Falcão, Antonio L. E. and Soares, Silvia M. T. P. and Kosour, Carolina and Dragosavac, Desanka and Cintra, Eliane A. and Cardoso, Ana Paula D. and Thiesen, Rosana A.",
volume="70",
number="8",
pages="604-608",
abstract="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 visit, two measures were scored: GOS-HD (according to information from family members) and GOS LATE (12 months after TBI). RESULTS: At discharge, the ERG showed: vegetative state (VS) in 2 (4%), severe disability (SD) in 27 (60%), moderate disability (MD) in 15 (33%) and good recovery (GR) in 1 (2%). After 12 months: death in 5 (11%), VS in 1 (2%), SD in 7 (16%), MD in 9 (20%) and GR in 23 (51%). Variables associated with poor outcome were: worse GOS-HD (p=0.03), neurosurgical procedures (p=0.008) and the kind of brain injury (p=0.009). CONCLUSION: The GOS-HD was indicator of prognosis in patients with severe TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0004-282X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}