Full Outline of Unresponsiveness Score versus Glasgow Coma Scale in Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Altered Mental Status

Autor: Savan Pandey, Ankit Kumar Sahu, Meera Ekka, Priyanka Modi, Praveen Aggarwal, Nayer Jamshed, Sanjeev Bhoi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 102-106 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0974-2700
0974-519X
DOI: 10.4103/jets.jets_76_23
Popis: Introduction: Full outline of unresponsiveness (FOUR) score has advantages over Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS); as it can be used in intubated patients and provides greater neurological details. It has been studied mainly in the trauma and neuroscience setting. Our primary objective was to compare the FOUR versus GCS score as predictors of mortality at 30 days and poor functional outcome at 3 months among nontrauma patients in the emergency department (ED). Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted on adult patients presenting with altered mental status (duration
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