TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Glasgow outcome scale at hospital discharge as a prognostic index in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
JO  - Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
A1  - Oliveira, Rosmari A. R. A.
A1  - Araújo, Sebastião
A1  - Falcão, Antonio L. E.
A1  - Soares, Silvia M. T. P.
A1  - Kosour, Carolina
A1  - Dragosavac, Desanka
A1  - Cintra, Eliane A.
A1  - Cardoso, Ana Paula D.
A1  - Thiesen, Rosana A.
SP  - 604
EP  - 608
VL  - 70
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-282X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -