THE ROLE OF SECONDARY BRAIN INJURY IN DETERMINING OUTCOME FROM SEVERE HEAD INJURY

M. Chesnut, Randall; F. Marshall, Lawrence; R. Klauber, Melville; A. Blunt, Barbara; G. Baldwin, Nevan; M. Eisenberg, Howard; A. Jane, John; Marmarou, Anthony; A. Foulkes, Mary

doi:10.1097/00005373-199302000-00006

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THE ROLE OF SECONDARY BRAIN INJURY IN DETERMINING OUTCOME FROM SEVERE HEAD INJURY

Published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care • Feb 1, 1993

Authors:

Randall M. Chesnut

Lawrence F. Marshall

Melville R. Klauber

Abstract

As triage and resuscitation protocols evolve, it is critical to determine the major extracranial variables influencing outcome in the setting of severe head injury. We prospectively studied the outcome from severe head injury (GCS score < or = 8) in 717 cases in the Traumatic Coma Data Bank. We inve...

Subject

Medicine

Resuscitation

Anesthesia

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