Prospective evaluation of a predictive model of mortality in patients with isolated head injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Ottochian, Marcus ^a   Benfield, Rodd ^a   Inaba, Kenji ^a   Chan, Linda S ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; GCS; Head AIS; Head trauma; Mechanism of injury; Prediction; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 70350451216     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318188b934     Document Type: Article

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