OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the predictive value of the Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and the Glasgow motor component (GMC) for overall mortality, death on arrival, and major injury and the relationship between GCS and length of stay (LOS) in the emergency department (ED) and hospital. METHODS Records from the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Base from 2...

The comatose patients with pontine hemorrhage of diameter greater than 2 cm have poor prognosis. A 59-year-old male was brought Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score E2M5V2. He mechanically ventilated. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a hematoma, size 3 cm. improved. outcome (GOS) five. 57-year-old GCS E1M3V1. MRI scan hematoma 2.8 His GOS three at 6 months. This is report two survived cases la...

Carotid artery thrombosis and concomitant brain infarction after blunt trauma are rare conditions. We report a 34-year-old woman with multiple traumas due to pedestrian car accident. At the time of initial visiting, she was somnolent and her Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score was 14. Initial vital signs (V/S) and brain computed tomography (CT) scan were normal. One day after admission to the emerge...

We assessed the applicability of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the QT interval (QTc) to predicting outcomes in patients with organophosphate (OP) poisoning. In the hospital setting, QTc and GCS were monitored in each patient at admission. Patients with respiratory failure were compared to patients without these complications, and mortality was compared between groups. We found that the group...

INTRODUCTION Hypercapnic coma secondary to acute respiratory failure (ARF) is considered to be a contraindication to the use of treatment with noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV). However, intubation exposes these patients to the risk of complications such as nosocomial pneumonia, sepsis, and even death. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a prospective, open, noncontrolled study t...

study of correlation of glasgow coma score and bispectral index in mild and moderate traumatic brain injuries     feizi a [1] , jarineshin h* [2] , estabragnia h [3] , mahoori a [4] , khalkhali h [5] , sattari s [6]     received: 3july, 2011 accepted: 23september, 2011     abstract   background & aims : it is important to monitor the state of consciousness in patients suffering from traumatic b...

Background: Few methods have been introduced to assess the level of consciousness in critically-ill patients. This study was designed to evaluate how the AlertVerbalPainfulUnresponsive (AVPU) responsive scale corresponds with the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) scores in drug-poisoned patients and to devise an augmented AVPU scale. Methods: In this prospect...