Prediction of non-survival after trauma: Innsbruck Coma Scale

421 severely injured patients admitted to a major trauma centre in Innsbruck during the ten years, 1981 to 1990, were investigated retrospectively for early prediction of survival by means of the Innsbruck Coma Scale (ICS). All 79 patients scoring 0 or 1 died within 21 days. The findings of this stu...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1991-10, Vol.338 (8773), p.977-978
Main Authors: Benzer, A., Mitterschiffthaler, G., Pühkringer, F., De La Renotiere, K., Marosi, M., Luef, G., Lehner, H., Schmutzhard, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Austria
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Coma - etiology
Coma - mortality
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Craniocerebral Trauma - mortality
Fatalities
Female
Humans
Infant
Injuries
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Multiple Trauma - complications
Multiple Trauma - mortality
Neurologic Examination
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Survival Analysis
Tests
Trauma Severity Indices
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Wounds and Injuries - complications
Wounds and Injuries - mortality
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Summary:421 severely injured patients admitted to a major trauma centre in Innsbruck during the ten years, 1981 to 1990, were investigated retrospectively for early prediction of survival by means of the Innsbruck Coma Scale (ICS). All 79 patients scoring 0 or 1 died within 21 days. The findings of this study indicate that the ICS allows a highly accurate prediction of non-survival in patients with scores of 0 or 1 even at the time of first examination after trauma.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/0140-6736(91)91840-Q