Prognosis in patients presenting with non-traumatic coma

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-253

  Forsberg, Sune ^a,b   Höjer, Jonas ^b,c   Ludwigs, Ulf ^b,d  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Poisons Information Centre   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

coma; emergency medicine; mortality; prognosis; unconsciousness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN TUMOR; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY; NON TRAUMATIC COMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STROKE; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858700326     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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