Objective: To find out efficacy and benefits of early intervention of coma arousal therapy on coma patients after sustaining traumatic head injury. Materials and methods: Thirty comatose patients with traumatic head injury were systematic randomly selected. Both experimental group and control group were having 15 patients each. Patients in experimental group were given coma arousal therapy whil...

background: hyperglycemia is frequently encountered in critically ill patients and has been shown to contribute to both morbidity and mortality. we aimed to study the predictive role of blood glucose level in clinical outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients with traumatic brain injury during intensive care unit (icu) stay and to explore its relationship with glasgow coma scale (gcs) and ac...

The aim of this article is to inform staff who are new to emergency care settings how to use the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) when managing patients with head injuries. It may also be useful as a refresher for experienced staff and a helpful teaching tool. It emphasises the need for continual, standardised assessment of neurological status and emphasises how the GCS is seen as best practice nationa...

AIM In the present study, we evaluated the association of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score and amount of blood loss with mortality in patients presenting with traumatic acute subdural hematoma (ASDH). MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective study was performed on 99 patients who were operated for traumatic acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) without any systemic association at a single center. E...

Methods This is a prospective observational study with institutional review board approval. Patients TBI and a Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤8 were identified on admission. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Injury Severity Score (ISS), radiographic scales based on admission computed tomography (Marshall), IntraCranial Pressure (ICP), pBtO2 and pBtO2/paO2 during first 24 hours were recorded. Patient outcome...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcomes of early comprehensive rehabilitation protocols for traumatic brain injury (TBI) using the functional independence measure (FIM), and to study the relationship between FIM and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) variables to determine which patients will be best served by rehabilitation therapies. METHODS Fifty-one subjects with diagnosed TBI receiving treatment at a s...

known worldwide and commonly used to predict the level of, consciousness, mortality and morbidity (4,9,10,13). Even though GCS is the first thing that comes to mind in the whole world, contradiction between observers, inability to evaluate verbal response on intubated, sedated and delirium patients, and absence of brainstem reflexes in the scale are the subjects which are criticized in the lite...

Method A 6-year period observational data on pre-hospital TBI management in physician versus paramedic staffed EMS systems were retrospectively analysed. Inclusion criteria were isolated TBI with Glasgow coma scale (GCS) ≤ 8 on-scene or during transportation. Patients with lifethreatening multiple trauma, secondary transfers and patients deceased on-scene were excluded. Evaluation was based on ...