Abstract:To clarify the early prediction of outcome in severe head injury patients with evacuated mass lesions, 32 patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 8 or less were classified as having a good outcome (11 cases) or a poor outcome (21 cases). The following parameters affecting the prognosis were analyzed, i,e., the patient's age and sex, type of injury, the presence of hypotension and/or hypoxia, time from injury to arrival at the emergency room and/ or operating room, the admission GCS, pupillary abnorma… Show more
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