Comparison of the Glasgow Coma Scale and the Reaction Level Scale for assessment of cerebral responsiveness in the critically ill

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 933-938

  Walther, Sten M ^a   Jonasson, Ulla ^b   Gill, Hans ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Norrköping Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; Glasgow Coma Scale; Intensive care; Outcome prediction; Reaction Level Scale; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REACTION LEVEL SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0038127258     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-1757-4     Document Type: Article

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