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Assessment of Nurse's Knowledge Concerning Glasgow Coma Scale in Neuro Surgical Wards

Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2013
Objective: The study aims to assess nurse's knowledge concerning Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and to find out the relationship between nurses' knowledge and their demographical characteristics include educational level and years of experiences ...
Widad K. Mohammed, Ali D. Abbas, Batool A. Jaddoua   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The level of serum osmolarity at admission in prognosis of nosocomial mortality in patients with severe brain trauma

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2023
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death among patients in developed countries. The patients' prognosis depends on the trauma-induced primary damage as well as the secondary brain damage, including electrolyte disturbances ...
Maryam Ziaei, Mehdi Galavi, Alireza Bahmani, Ali Abdolrazaghnejad   +3 more
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Fatores asociados a la amnesia post-traumática de larga duración [PDF]

, 2011
OBJETIVO: Identificar fatores relacionados à amnésia pós-traumática de longa duração. MÉTODO: Estudo prospectivo, longitudinal, com 187 vítimas de trauma cranioencefálico contuso, idade >14 anos, atendidos em hospital de referência para trauma.
SILVA, Silvia Cristina Fürbringer e, SOUSA, Regina Márcia Cardoso de   +1 more
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30-Day Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Prognostic Value of Clinical Scores and Anamnestic Features. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
PURPOSE:Identification of high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism is vital. The aim of the present study was to examine clinical scores, their single items, and anamnestic features in their ability to predict 30-day mortality.
Andreas Gunter Bach, Bettina-Maria Taute, Nansalmaa Baasai, Andreas Wienke, Hans Jonas Meyer, Dominik Schramm, Alexey Surov   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 (APOE-ε4) genotype is associated with decreased 6-month verbal memory performance after mild traumatic brain injury [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele associates with memory impairment in neurodegenerative diseases. Its association with memory after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is unclear.
Burchard, E.G. (Esteban), Burke, J.F. (John F.), Cnossen, M.C. (Maryse), Deng, H. (Hansen), Diaz-Arrastia, R. (Ramon), Ferguson, A.R. (Adam), Korley, F.K. (Frederick K.), Lingsma, H.F. (Hester), Manley, G. (Geoffrey), McAllister, T.W. (Thomas W.), Mukherjee, P. (Pratik), Nielson, J.L. (Jessica L.), Okonkwo, D. (David), Robinson, C.K. (Caitlin K.), Rosand, J. (Jonathan), Satris, G.G. (Gabriela G.), Sharma, S. (Sourabh), Sorani, M.D. (Marco), Talbott, J.F. (Jason F.), Tarapore, P.E. (Phiroz E.), Valadka, A.B. (Alex), Wang, K.K.W. (Kevin K.W.), Winkler, E.A. (Ethan A.), Yue, J.K. (John), Yuh, E.L. (Esther)   +24 more
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Association of the ICH Score With Withdrawal of Life‐Sustaining Treatment Over a 10‐Year Period

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) score was developed to enhance provider communication and facilitate early severity assessment. We examined the association of the ICH score with mortality and withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment (WLST) in a large, multicenter stroke registry, and evaluated temporal trends in these associations.
Nina Massad, Lili Zhou, Brian Manolovitz, Negar Asdaghi, Hannah Gardener, Hao Ying, Carolina M. Gutierrez, Angus Jameson, David Rose, Mohan Kottapally, Amedeo Merenda, Kristine O'Phelan, Sebastian Koch, Jose G. Romano, Tatjana Rundek, Ayham Alkhachroum   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validity of Glasgow Coma Scale - Pupil Age Charts in Predicting The Outcome for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Evidence-Based Nursing Research
Context: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is considered a cornerstone of neurological assessment to distinguish the prognosis of traumatic brain injury patients.
Omnia M. Mohamed, Sahar Y. Mohammad, Dalia A. Ameen, Ahmed H. Abo El-Hoda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contrecoup Head Injury

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2017
Contrecoup injuries comprise a group of focal brain injuries that occur at areas distant from the point of impact. It has been hypothesized that patients with contrecoup injuries would have a worse outcome because of the diffuse nature of injury.
Manpreet Singh Banga, Sandeep BV, Kaushik Roy, Suniti Kumar Saha, Sourabh Dixit, Partha Ghosh   +5 more
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Comparison of outcome predictions by the Glasgow coma scale and the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness score in the neurological and neurosurgical patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2016
Assessment of level of consciousness is very important in predicting patient's outcome from neurological illness. Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is the most commonly used scale, and Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) score is also recently validated as an
K. Khanal, S. Bhandari, Ninadini Shrestha, S. Acharya, M. Marhatta   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How to remove an endotracheal tube [PDF]

, 2016
Rationale and key points The decision to remove an endotracheal tube (extubation) is taken when the patient achieves adequate airway control. This requires an effective cough and an acceptable level of consciousness.
Credland, Nicola
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