Prognosis of non traumatic coma: the role of some socio-economic factors on its outcome in Ibadan, Nigeria

Coma occurring in the course of an illness, irrespective of cause, traditionally implies a poor prognosis and many factors may determine its outcome. These factors must be identified and possibly stratified in their order of importance. This research seeks to identify these factors and how they infl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of African medicine 2009-04, Vol.8 (2), p.115-121
Hauptverfasser:	Obiako, O R, Ogunniyi, A, Anyebe, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Behavior Care and treatment Coma Coma - economics Coma - epidemiology Coma - mortality Demographic aspects Diagnosis Disease Fatalities Female Frequency distribution Glasgow Coma Scale Health Behavior Health Status Indicators Hospitals Humans Illnesses Life Style Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Mortality Nigeria - epidemiology Patients Prognosis Prospective Studies Risk Factors Social Support Socioeconomic Factors Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Treatment Outcome Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Coma occurring in the course of an illness, irrespective of cause, traditionally implies a poor prognosis and many factors may determine its outcome. These factors must be identified and possibly stratified in their order of importance. This research seeks to identify these factors and how they influenced the outcome of non-traumatic coma in our environment. Two hundred consecutive patients, aged 18-79 years who met the inclusion criteria, the Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score of
ISSN:	1596-3519 0975-5764
DOI:	10.4103/1596-3519.56240