Correlation of Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and Glasgow Coma Scale to Outcome

Cerebral Perfusion Pressures (CPP) and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores were monitored to guide the management of severely head-injured patients. These measures were correlated to outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale-GOS) in 136 consecutive patients at least 1 year after injury. The GOS showed highly significant positive correlations to either CPP or GCS assessments (p 75% incidence of “good outcome” or GOS = 4 or 5 include 1) hGCS ≤6 (N = 45) and 2) the average (a) CPP ≥90 mm Hg (N = 26). Of the 45 patients with a GOS = 4 or 5 who had both CPP and GCS recorded on the third day, 44 were identified by these “good outcome” parameters.