A meta-analysis of GCS 15 head injured patients with loss of consciousness or post-traumatic amnesia

Objectives: The classification of patients with “minor head injury” has relied largely upon the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). The GCS however is an insensitive way of defining this heterogenous subgroup of patients. The aim of the study was to develop an extended GCS 15 category by meta-analysis of prev...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2002-11, Vol.19 (6), p.515-519
Hauptverfasser:	Batchelor, J, McGuiness, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Amnesia - etiology Care and treatment Case-Control Studies Child Classification Coma Consciousness craniocerebral trauma Craniocerebral Trauma - complications Craniocerebral Trauma - diagnostic imaging Dizziness - etiology Emergency medical care GCS Glasgow Coma Scale Glasgow Coma Score Head injuries head injury Headache - etiology Headaches Hospital patients Humans LOC loss of conciousness Nausea Nausea - etiology Neurosurgery Odds Ratio Original post-traumatic amnesia PTA Ratios Risk Factors Studies Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Unconsciousness - complications Unconsciousness - diagnostic imaging Variables Vision Disorders - etiology Vomiting Vomiting - etiology
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