西方的科学研究成果大多来源于英语的语言文化环境,把西方的科学研究成果介绍到中国,必须重视英语的语言文化环境和汉语的语言文化环境的不同,这样才能使国人准确、方便地应用西方的科学研究成果,西学东渐。格拉斯哥昏迷评分(Glasgow co...西方的科学研究成果大多来源于英语的语言文化环境,把西方的科学研究成果介绍到中国,必须重视英语的语言文化环境和汉语的语言文化环境的不同,这样才能使国人准确、方便地应用西方的科学研究成果,西学东渐。格拉斯哥昏迷评分(Glasgow coma scale)被翻译、介绍到国内已有数十年,但汉语版的"Glasgow coma scale"多种多样,容易造成初学者和使用者的迷惑。本文复习有关"Glasgow coma scale"的原始英式英文文献、美式英语英文文献和以往的几个主要的汉语翻译版。结合英式英语、美式英语和汉语的语言文化特点,新译了"Glasgow coma scale",以方便医护人员使用。展开更多
BACKGROUND:The timing and selection of patients for liver transplantation in acute liver failure are great challenges.This study aimed to investigate the effect of Glasgow coma scale(GCS)and APACHE-II scores on liver ...BACKGROUND:The timing and selection of patients for liver transplantation in acute liver failure are great challenges.This study aimed to investigate the effect of Glasgow coma scale(GCS)and APACHE-II scores on liver transplantation outcomes in patients with acute liver failure.METHOD:A total of 25 patients with acute liver failure were retrospectively analyzed according to age,etiology,time to transplantation,coma scores,complications and mortality.RESULTS:Eighteen patients received transplants from live donors and 7 had cadaveric whole liver transplants.The mean duration of follow-up after liver transplantation was 39.86±40.23 months.Seven patients died within the perioperative period and the 1-,3-,5-year survival rates of the patients were72%,72%and 60%,respectively.The parameters evaluated for the perioperative deaths versus alive were as follows:the mean age of the patients was 33.71 vs 28 years,MELD score was 40 vs32.66,GCS was 5.57 vs 10.16,APACHE-II score was 23 vs 18.11,serum sodium level was 138.57 vs 138.44 mmol/L,mean waiting time before the operation was 12 vs 5.16 days.Low GCS,high APACHE-II score and longer waiting time before the operation(P【0.01)were found as statistically significant factors for perioperative mortality.CONCLUSION:Lower GCS and higher APACHE-II scores are related to poor outcomes in patients with acute liver failure after liver transplantation.展开更多
This study was a retrospective analysis of outcome of surgically treated acute traumatic epidural hematomas based on the Glasgow coma scale. The series enrolled forty-six consecutive cases of acute traumatic epidural ...This study was a retrospective analysis of outcome of surgically treated acute traumatic epidural hematomas based on the Glasgow coma scale. The series enrolled forty-six consecutive cases of acute traumatic epidural hematomas. The mean age of patients was 29.56 years and 63.04% of the patients were between 21 and 30 years of age. Forty-tree out of 46 (93.47%) of the patients were males. Road traffic crash was the main mode of injury. The severity of the traumatic brain injury was classified according to the Glasgow coma scale score at admission. The injury was mild or moderate in 35 (76.08%) cases and severe in 11. Eight patients (17.39%) presented with pupillary abnormalities. The computed tomography scanning of the head has objectivized the epidural hematoma in all patients and has shown a mass effect with midline shift in all but one case (45/46). The most frequent surgical procedure done was craniotomy. Six (13.04%) patients died (GOS 1), but 38 (82.60%) recovered fully (GOS 5) and two (04.34%) were disabled but independent (GOS 4). The Glasgow coma score at admission was very predictive for good or poor outcome, since all patients but one who died and all survivors who were disabled were comatose at admission (GCS ≤ 8).展开更多
Glasgow coma scale is the most cited paper in neurosurgery. It has vast implications in the fields of neurology and neurosurgery. But lack of proper understanding in the neuro-anatomical basis of the score is the Achi...Glasgow coma scale is the most cited paper in neurosurgery. It has vast implications in the fields of neurology and neurosurgery. But lack of proper understanding in the neuro-anatomical basis of the score is the Achilles heel in proper utilization of the same. Herein we review the anatomical aspects behind each variable in the score. We also discuss common limitations of the score and highlight future directives to limit the same.展开更多
Objective: To study the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment of severe brain injury. Methods: Fifty-five patients were divided into a treatment group (n=35 receiving HBO therapy) and a control group (n=20 recei...Objective: To study the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment of severe brain injury. Methods: Fifty-five patients were divided into a treatment group (n=35 receiving HBO therapy) and a control group (n=20 receiving dehydrating, cortical steroid and antibiotic therapy) to observe the alteration of clinic GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale), brain electric activity mapping (BEAM), prognosis and GOS (Glasgow Outcome Scale) before and after hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Results: In the treatment group GCS,BEAM and GOS were improved obviously after 3 courses of treatment, GCS increased from 5.1 to 14.6 (P< 0.01- 0.001),the BEAM abnormal rate reduced from 94.3% to 38% (P< 0.01- 0.001),the GOS good-mild disability rate was 83.7%, and the middle-severe disability rate was 26.3% compared with the control group. There was a statistic significant difference between the two groups (P< 0.01- 0.001). Conclusions: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment could improve obviously GCS, BEAM and GOS of severe brain injury patients, and effectively reduce the mortality and morbidity. It is an effective method to treat severe brain injury.展开更多
Background Severity scoring systems are useful tools for measuring the severity of the disease and its outcome. This pilot study was to verify and compare the prognostic performance of the Simplified Acute Physiology ...Background Severity scoring systems are useful tools for measuring the severity of the disease and its outcome. This pilot study was to verify and compare the prognostic performance of the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II) and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in neuro-intensive care unit (N-ICU) patients. Methods A total of 1684 patients consecutively admitted to the N-ICU at Xuanwu Hospital between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2011 were enrolled in this study. The data-base included admission data, at 24-, 48-, and 72-hour SAPS II and GCS. Repeated measure data analysis of variance, Logistic regression analysis, the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit statistic, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic were used to evaluate the performance. Results There was a significant difference between the SAPS II or GCS score at four time points (F=16.110, P=0.000 or F=8.108, P=0.000). The SAPS II scores or GCS score at four time points interacted with the outcomes with significant difference (F=116.771, P=0.000 or F=65.316, P=0.000). Calibration of the SAPS II or GCS score at each time point on all patients was good. The percentage of a risk estimate prediction corresponding to observed mortality was also good. The 72-hour score have the greatest consistency. Discriminations of the SAPS II or GCS score at each time were all satisfactory. The 72-hour score had the greatest discriminative power. The cut-off value was 33 (sensitivity of 85.2% and specificity of 74.3%) and 6 (sensitivity of 70.6% and specificity of 65.0%). The SAPS II at each time point on all patients showed better calibration, consistency and discrimination than GCS. The binary Logistic regression analysis identified physiological variables, GCS, age, and disease category as significant independent risk factors of death. After the two variables including underlying disease and type of admission were excluded, we built the simplified SAPS II model. A correlation was suggested between the simplified SAPS II score at each time point and outcome, regardless of the diagnosis. Conclusions The GCS scoring system tends to be a little weaker in the predictive power than the SAPS II scoring system in this Chinese cohort of N-ICU patients. The advantage of SAPS II scoring system still exists that it dose not need to take into account the diagnosis or diseases categories, even in the special N-ICU. The simplified SAPS II scoring system is considered a new idea for the estimation of effectiveness.展开更多
Purpose: Early diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is important for improving survival and neurologic outcome in trauma victims. The purpose of this study was to assess whether Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 1...Purpose: Early diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is important for improving survival and neurologic outcome in trauma victims. The purpose of this study was to assess whether Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 12 or less can predict the presence of TBl and the severity of associated injuries in blunt trauma patients. Methods: A retrospective cohort study including 303,435 blunt trauma patients who were transferred from the scene to hospital from 1998 to 2013. The data was obtained from the records of the National Trauma Registry maintained by Israel's National Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine Research, in the Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research. All blunt trauma patients with GCS 12 or less were included in this study. Data collected in the registry include age, gender, mechanism of injury, GCS, initial blood pressure, presence of TBI and incidence of associated injuries. Patients younger than 14 years old and trauma victims with GCS 13-15 were excluded from the study. Statistical analysis was performed by using Statistical Analysis Software Version 9.2. Statistical tests performed included Chi-square tests. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: There were 303,435 blunt trauma patients, 8731 (2.9%) of them with GCS of 3-12 that including 6351 (72%) patients with GCS of 3-8 and 2380 (28%) patient with GCS of 9--12. In these 8731 patients with GCS of 3-12, 5372 (61.5%) patients had TBI. There were total 1404 unstable patients in all the blunt trauma patients with GCS of 3-12,1256 (89%) patients with GCS 3-8, 148 (11%) patients with GCS 9-12. In the 5095 stable blunt trauma patients with GCS 3-8, 32.4% of them had no TB1. The rate in the 2232 stable blunt trauma patients with GCS 9-12 was 50.1%. In the unstable patients with GCS 3-8, 60.5% of them had TBI, and in subgroup of patients with GCS 9-12, only 37.2% suffered from TBI. Conclusion: The utility of a GCS 12 and less is limited in prediction of brain injury in multiple trauma patients. Significant proportion of trauma victims with low GCS had no TBI and their impaired neurological status is related to severe extra-cranial injuries. The findings of this study showed that using of GCS in initial triage and decision making processes in blunt trauma patients needs to be re-evaluated.展开更多
Purpose:Patients’gender,which can be one of the most important determinants of traumatic brain injury(TBI)outcomes,is also likely to interact with many other outcome variables of TBI.This multicenter descriptive stud...Purpose:Patients’gender,which can be one of the most important determinants of traumatic brain injury(TBI)outcomes,is also likely to interact with many other outcome variables of TBI.This multicenter descriptive study investigated gender differences in epidemiological,clinical,treatment,mortality,and variable characteristics in adult TBI patients.Methods:The selection criteria were defined as patients who had been diagnosed with TBI and were admitted to the hospital between January 1,2016 and December 31,2018.A total of 4468 adult TBI patients were enrolled at eight University Hospitals.Based on the list of enrolled patients,the medical records of the patients were reviewed and they were registered online at each hospital.The registered patients were classified into three groups according to the Glasgow coma scale(GCS)score:mild(13-15),moderate(9-12),and severe(3-8),and the differences between men and women in each group were investigated.The risk factors of moderated and severe TBI compared to mild TBI were also investigated.Results:The study included 3075 men and 1393 women and the proportion of total males was 68.8%.Among all the TBI patients,there were significant differences between men and women in age,past history,and GCS score.While the mild and severe TBI groups showed significant differences in age,past history,and clinical symptoms,the moderate TBI group showed significant differences in age,past history,cause of justice,and diagnosis.Conclusion:To the best of our knowledge,this multicenter study is the first to focus on gender differences of adult patients with TBI in Korea.This study shows significant differences between men and women in many aspects of adult TBI.Therefore,gender differences should be strongly considered in TBI studies.展开更多
Objective:To compare the value of Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and cerebral state index (CSI)on predicting hospital discharge status of acute braininjured patients.Methods:In 60 brain-injured patients who did not re...Objective:To compare the value of Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and cerebral state index (CSI)on predicting hospital discharge status of acute braininjured patients.Methods:In 60 brain-injured patients who did not receive sedatives,GCS and CSI were measured daily during the first 10 days of hospitalization.The outcome of prognostic cut-off points was calculated by GCS and CSI using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve regarding the time of admission and third day of hospitalization.Sensitivity,specificity and other predictive values for both indices were calculated.Results:Of the 60 assessed patients,14 patients had mild,13 patients had moderate and 33 patients had severe injuries.During the course of the study,17 patients (28.3%) deteriorated in their situation and died.The mean GCS and CSI in patients who deceased during hospitalization was significantly lower than those who were discharged from the hospital.GCS<4.5 and CSI<64.5 at the time of admission was associated with higher mortality risk in traumatic brain injury patients and GCS was more sensitive than CSI to predict in-hospital death in these patients.For the first day of hospitalization,the area under ROC curve was 0.947 for GCS and 0.732 for CSI.Conclusion:GCS score at ICU admission is a good predictor of in-hospital mortality.GCS<4.5 and CSI<64.5 at the time of admission is associated with higher mortality risk in traumatic brain injury patients and GCS is more sensitive than CSI in predicting death in these patients.展开更多
Background:Acquired brain injury(ABI)is caused by trauma or nontrauma to the brain after birth.Increased intracranial pressure in patients with traumatic or nontraumatic brain injury affects the cerebral perfusion pre...Background:Acquired brain injury(ABI)is caused by trauma or nontrauma to the brain after birth.Increased intracranial pressure in patients with traumatic or nontraumatic brain injury affects the cerebral perfusion pressure.After traumatic brain injury,there is an increase in air content in the brain and an increase in volume of blood flow to the brain,which can cause increased intracranial pressure,herniation of brain tissue,impaired cerebral perfusion,and brain damage.Most patients with traumatic brain injury die from uncontrolled increases in intracranial pressure.Near-infrared spectroscopy(NIRS)and central venous pressure(CVP)monitoring are also associated with cerebral perfusion.This study aimed to determine the relationship between the Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS)scores and CVP and NIRS values in patients with ABI.Methods:This prospective analytical study used a cross-sectional design to compareGCS scores with CVP and NIRS values in patients with traumatic and nontraumatic brain injury in the intensive care unit(ICU)of Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan.GCS,CVP,and NIRS descriptive data in patients with brain injury were presented in terms of mean and standard deviation if the data were normally distributed,or median(interquartile range)values if the data were not normally distributed.The relationship between GCS scores and CVP and NIRS values was assessed using the Pearson correlation test if the data were normally distributed,or the Spearman test if the data were not normally distributed.Results:In this study,the mean GCS score and CVP values were 7.04±2.69 and 5.63±25.82 mmHg,respectively.The right tissue oxygen saturation(StO2)was 55.61%±18.72%,and the left StO2 was 57.57%±17.48%with normally distributed data.There was no correlation between GCS scores and CVP values(P=0.829),and no correlation between moderate GCS scores and right and left StO2(P=0.343;P=0.121);however,there was a significantly strong positive correlation between severe GCS scores and right and left StO2(P=0.028,r=0.656;P=0.005,r=0.777).Conclusion:There was no significant correlation between GCS scores and CVP values,and no correlation between moderate GCS scores and NIRS values;however,there was a significantly strong positive correlation between severe GCS scores and NIRS values in patients with ABI at the ICU of Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan.展开更多
目的:了解急性创伤患者低体温的发生情况,分析Glasgow评分(Glasgow Coma Scale,GCS)在低体温发生中的应用价值。方法:回顾性收集2014年3月至2018年12月在佛山市中医院治疗的急性创伤患者资料,应用SPSS 22.0软件对获取的数据进行统计分...目的:了解急性创伤患者低体温的发生情况,分析Glasgow评分(Glasgow Coma Scale,GCS)在低体温发生中的应用价值。方法:回顾性收集2014年3月至2018年12月在佛山市中医院治疗的急性创伤患者资料,应用SPSS 22.0软件对获取的数据进行统计分析。结果:共287例急性创伤患者,其中105例(36.6%)发生低体温;不同创伤程度患者的低体温发生率差异具有统计学意义(F=57.580,P<0.05);低体温患者的GCS评分和无低体温患者的GCS评分差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);GCS评分与低体温的发生呈负相关,相关系数为−0.490(P<0.05);受试者工作特征曲线(receiver operating characteristics,ROC)分析显示,其曲线下面积为0.785(P<0.05),并且在截断值为7分时,敏感性系数为0.575,特异性系数为0.867,约登指数最大,为0.552。结论:GCS评分对急性创伤患者发生低体温具有中等以上的预测效能,临床医护人员可据此及早实施保暖措施,避免低体温造成的不良后果。展开更多
目的分析缺血性脑卒中患者院内合并肺部感染的影响因素。方法回顾性分析2020年3月至2022年2月期间在南通市第三人民医院治疗的214例缺血性脑卒中患者病历资料。根据《中国成人医院获得性肺炎与呼吸机相关性肺炎诊断和治疗指南》分组,未...目的分析缺血性脑卒中患者院内合并肺部感染的影响因素。方法回顾性分析2020年3月至2022年2月期间在南通市第三人民医院治疗的214例缺血性脑卒中患者病历资料。根据《中国成人医院获得性肺炎与呼吸机相关性肺炎诊断和治疗指南》分组,未合并肺部感染患者作为对照组(n=104),合并肺部感染患者作为观察组(n=110)。对患者性别、年龄、发病至入院时间、合并基础疾病、鼻饲饮食、美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(National Institute of Health stroke scale,NIHSS)评分、格拉斯哥昏迷量表(Glasgow Coma Scale,GCS)评分、气管插管、呼吸机辅助通气等临床资料进行调查,分析缺血性脑卒中患者合并肺部感染的危险因素。结果观察组男56例,女54例,年龄(73.59±8.21)岁;对照组男45例,女59例,年龄(65.32±5.62)岁。单因素分析结果显示,观察组患者年龄、鼻饲饮食、NIHSS评分、GCS评分、是否气管插管、是否呼吸机辅助通气与对照组比较差异有统计学意义(t=8.511、χ^(2)=11.622、t=5.721、t=4.282、χ^(2)=6.868、χ^(2)=6.145,P均<0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示,鼻饲饮食(OR=5.447,95%CI:2.477~11.976)、NIHSS评分(OR=8.339,95%CI:2.598~26.768)、GCS评分(OR=7.660,95%CI:3.369~17.413)、气管插管(OR=6.184,95%CI:2.447~15.628)、呼吸机辅助通气(OR=4.302,95%CI:1.830~10.110)是缺血性脑卒中患者合并肺部感染的独立危险因素。结论鼻饲饮食、病情严重程度、意识障碍、气管插管及呼吸机辅助通气是导致缺血性脑卒中患者发生肺部感染的独立危险因素,因此在患者入院时应及时评估,有针对性地实施预防措施。展开更多
目的探讨入院时血清胆碱酯酶(cholinesterase,ChE)联合格拉斯哥昏迷评分(Glasgow coma scale,GCS)对重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人28d院内预后的预测价值。方法回顾性分析87例重型闭合性颅脑损伤病例资料,根据28d院内的生存情况分为存活组(n=...目的探讨入院时血清胆碱酯酶(cholinesterase,ChE)联合格拉斯哥昏迷评分(Glasgow coma scale,GCS)对重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人28d院内预后的预测价值。方法回顾性分析87例重型闭合性颅脑损伤病例资料,根据28d院内的生存情况分为存活组(n=64)与死亡组(n=23)。比较两组病人基线资料、GCS评分、ChE以及急性生理学和慢性健康评估Ⅱ(acute physiology and chronic health evaluationⅡ,APACHEⅡ)评分。采用多因素Logistic回归,分析重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人28d院内预后的影响因素。绘制受试者工作特征曲线(receiver operating characteristic,ROC),确定最佳临界值,分析ChE联合GCS评分评估重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人28d院内预后的价值。结果存活组ChE水平、GCS评分及血红蛋白均显著高于死亡组,而血糖、D-二聚体、凝血酶原时间及APACHEⅡ评分显著低于死亡组(均P<0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析显示:ChE、GCS评分及APACHEⅡ评分是重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人28d院内出现死亡的影响因素(均P<0.05)。ROC曲线分析显示:ChE联合GCS评分曲线下面积大于两者单独预测时的曲线下面积。结论入院时ChE、GCS评分均对重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人预后具有预测价值,两者联合价值更高。展开更多
文摘西方的科学研究成果大多来源于英语的语言文化环境,把西方的科学研究成果介绍到中国,必须重视英语的语言文化环境和汉语的语言文化环境的不同,这样才能使国人准确、方便地应用西方的科学研究成果,西学东渐。格拉斯哥昏迷评分(Glasgow coma scale)被翻译、介绍到国内已有数十年,但汉语版的"Glasgow coma scale"多种多样,容易造成初学者和使用者的迷惑。本文复习有关"Glasgow coma scale"的原始英式英文文献、美式英语英文文献和以往的几个主要的汉语翻译版。结合英式英语、美式英语和汉语的语言文化特点,新译了"Glasgow coma scale",以方便医护人员使用。
文摘BACKGROUND:The timing and selection of patients for liver transplantation in acute liver failure are great challenges.This study aimed to investigate the effect of Glasgow coma scale(GCS)and APACHE-II scores on liver transplantation outcomes in patients with acute liver failure.METHOD:A total of 25 patients with acute liver failure were retrospectively analyzed according to age,etiology,time to transplantation,coma scores,complications and mortality.RESULTS:Eighteen patients received transplants from live donors and 7 had cadaveric whole liver transplants.The mean duration of follow-up after liver transplantation was 39.86±40.23 months.Seven patients died within the perioperative period and the 1-,3-,5-year survival rates of the patients were72%,72%and 60%,respectively.The parameters evaluated for the perioperative deaths versus alive were as follows:the mean age of the patients was 33.71 vs 28 years,MELD score was 40 vs32.66,GCS was 5.57 vs 10.16,APACHE-II score was 23 vs 18.11,serum sodium level was 138.57 vs 138.44 mmol/L,mean waiting time before the operation was 12 vs 5.16 days.Low GCS,high APACHE-II score and longer waiting time before the operation(P【0.01)were found as statistically significant factors for perioperative mortality.CONCLUSION:Lower GCS and higher APACHE-II scores are related to poor outcomes in patients with acute liver failure after liver transplantation.
文摘This study was a retrospective analysis of outcome of surgically treated acute traumatic epidural hematomas based on the Glasgow coma scale. The series enrolled forty-six consecutive cases of acute traumatic epidural hematomas. The mean age of patients was 29.56 years and 63.04% of the patients were between 21 and 30 years of age. Forty-tree out of 46 (93.47%) of the patients were males. Road traffic crash was the main mode of injury. The severity of the traumatic brain injury was classified according to the Glasgow coma scale score at admission. The injury was mild or moderate in 35 (76.08%) cases and severe in 11. Eight patients (17.39%) presented with pupillary abnormalities. The computed tomography scanning of the head has objectivized the epidural hematoma in all patients and has shown a mass effect with midline shift in all but one case (45/46). The most frequent surgical procedure done was craniotomy. Six (13.04%) patients died (GOS 1), but 38 (82.60%) recovered fully (GOS 5) and two (04.34%) were disabled but independent (GOS 4). The Glasgow coma score at admission was very predictive for good or poor outcome, since all patients but one who died and all survivors who were disabled were comatose at admission (GCS ≤ 8).
文摘Glasgow coma scale is the most cited paper in neurosurgery. It has vast implications in the fields of neurology and neurosurgery. But lack of proper understanding in the neuro-anatomical basis of the score is the Achilles heel in proper utilization of the same. Herein we review the anatomical aspects behind each variable in the score. We also discuss common limitations of the score and highlight future directives to limit the same.
文摘Objective: To study the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment of severe brain injury. Methods: Fifty-five patients were divided into a treatment group (n=35 receiving HBO therapy) and a control group (n=20 receiving dehydrating, cortical steroid and antibiotic therapy) to observe the alteration of clinic GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale), brain electric activity mapping (BEAM), prognosis and GOS (Glasgow Outcome Scale) before and after hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Results: In the treatment group GCS,BEAM and GOS were improved obviously after 3 courses of treatment, GCS increased from 5.1 to 14.6 (P< 0.01- 0.001),the BEAM abnormal rate reduced from 94.3% to 38% (P< 0.01- 0.001),the GOS good-mild disability rate was 83.7%, and the middle-severe disability rate was 26.3% compared with the control group. There was a statistic significant difference between the two groups (P< 0.01- 0.001). Conclusions: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment could improve obviously GCS, BEAM and GOS of severe brain injury patients, and effectively reduce the mortality and morbidity. It is an effective method to treat severe brain injury.
文摘Background Severity scoring systems are useful tools for measuring the severity of the disease and its outcome. This pilot study was to verify and compare the prognostic performance of the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II) and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in neuro-intensive care unit (N-ICU) patients. Methods A total of 1684 patients consecutively admitted to the N-ICU at Xuanwu Hospital between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2011 were enrolled in this study. The data-base included admission data, at 24-, 48-, and 72-hour SAPS II and GCS. Repeated measure data analysis of variance, Logistic regression analysis, the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit statistic, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic were used to evaluate the performance. Results There was a significant difference between the SAPS II or GCS score at four time points (F=16.110, P=0.000 or F=8.108, P=0.000). The SAPS II scores or GCS score at four time points interacted with the outcomes with significant difference (F=116.771, P=0.000 or F=65.316, P=0.000). Calibration of the SAPS II or GCS score at each time point on all patients was good. The percentage of a risk estimate prediction corresponding to observed mortality was also good. The 72-hour score have the greatest consistency. Discriminations of the SAPS II or GCS score at each time were all satisfactory. The 72-hour score had the greatest discriminative power. The cut-off value was 33 (sensitivity of 85.2% and specificity of 74.3%) and 6 (sensitivity of 70.6% and specificity of 65.0%). The SAPS II at each time point on all patients showed better calibration, consistency and discrimination than GCS. The binary Logistic regression analysis identified physiological variables, GCS, age, and disease category as significant independent risk factors of death. After the two variables including underlying disease and type of admission were excluded, we built the simplified SAPS II model. A correlation was suggested between the simplified SAPS II score at each time point and outcome, regardless of the diagnosis. Conclusions The GCS scoring system tends to be a little weaker in the predictive power than the SAPS II scoring system in this Chinese cohort of N-ICU patients. The advantage of SAPS II scoring system still exists that it dose not need to take into account the diagnosis or diseases categories, even in the special N-ICU. The simplified SAPS II scoring system is considered a new idea for the estimation of effectiveness.
文摘Purpose: Early diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is important for improving survival and neurologic outcome in trauma victims. The purpose of this study was to assess whether Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 12 or less can predict the presence of TBl and the severity of associated injuries in blunt trauma patients. Methods: A retrospective cohort study including 303,435 blunt trauma patients who were transferred from the scene to hospital from 1998 to 2013. The data was obtained from the records of the National Trauma Registry maintained by Israel's National Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine Research, in the Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research. All blunt trauma patients with GCS 12 or less were included in this study. Data collected in the registry include age, gender, mechanism of injury, GCS, initial blood pressure, presence of TBI and incidence of associated injuries. Patients younger than 14 years old and trauma victims with GCS 13-15 were excluded from the study. Statistical analysis was performed by using Statistical Analysis Software Version 9.2. Statistical tests performed included Chi-square tests. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: There were 303,435 blunt trauma patients, 8731 (2.9%) of them with GCS of 3-12 that including 6351 (72%) patients with GCS of 3-8 and 2380 (28%) patient with GCS of 9--12. In these 8731 patients with GCS of 3-12, 5372 (61.5%) patients had TBI. There were total 1404 unstable patients in all the blunt trauma patients with GCS of 3-12,1256 (89%) patients with GCS 3-8, 148 (11%) patients with GCS 9-12. In the 5095 stable blunt trauma patients with GCS 3-8, 32.4% of them had no TB1. The rate in the 2232 stable blunt trauma patients with GCS 9-12 was 50.1%. In the unstable patients with GCS 3-8, 60.5% of them had TBI, and in subgroup of patients with GCS 9-12, only 37.2% suffered from TBI. Conclusion: The utility of a GCS 12 and less is limited in prediction of brain injury in multiple trauma patients. Significant proportion of trauma victims with low GCS had no TBI and their impaired neurological status is related to severe extra-cranial injuries. The findings of this study showed that using of GCS in initial triage and decision making processes in blunt trauma patients needs to be re-evaluated.
文摘Purpose:Patients’gender,which can be one of the most important determinants of traumatic brain injury(TBI)outcomes,is also likely to interact with many other outcome variables of TBI.This multicenter descriptive study investigated gender differences in epidemiological,clinical,treatment,mortality,and variable characteristics in adult TBI patients.Methods:The selection criteria were defined as patients who had been diagnosed with TBI and were admitted to the hospital between January 1,2016 and December 31,2018.A total of 4468 adult TBI patients were enrolled at eight University Hospitals.Based on the list of enrolled patients,the medical records of the patients were reviewed and they were registered online at each hospital.The registered patients were classified into three groups according to the Glasgow coma scale(GCS)score:mild(13-15),moderate(9-12),and severe(3-8),and the differences between men and women in each group were investigated.The risk factors of moderated and severe TBI compared to mild TBI were also investigated.Results:The study included 3075 men and 1393 women and the proportion of total males was 68.8%.Among all the TBI patients,there were significant differences between men and women in age,past history,and GCS score.While the mild and severe TBI groups showed significant differences in age,past history,and clinical symptoms,the moderate TBI group showed significant differences in age,past history,cause of justice,and diagnosis.Conclusion:To the best of our knowledge,this multicenter study is the first to focus on gender differences of adult patients with TBI in Korea.This study shows significant differences between men and women in many aspects of adult TBI.Therefore,gender differences should be strongly considered in TBI studies.
文摘Objective:To compare the value of Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and cerebral state index (CSI)on predicting hospital discharge status of acute braininjured patients.Methods:In 60 brain-injured patients who did not receive sedatives,GCS and CSI were measured daily during the first 10 days of hospitalization.The outcome of prognostic cut-off points was calculated by GCS and CSI using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve regarding the time of admission and third day of hospitalization.Sensitivity,specificity and other predictive values for both indices were calculated.Results:Of the 60 assessed patients,14 patients had mild,13 patients had moderate and 33 patients had severe injuries.During the course of the study,17 patients (28.3%) deteriorated in their situation and died.The mean GCS and CSI in patients who deceased during hospitalization was significantly lower than those who were discharged from the hospital.GCS<4.5 and CSI<64.5 at the time of admission was associated with higher mortality risk in traumatic brain injury patients and GCS was more sensitive than CSI to predict in-hospital death in these patients.For the first day of hospitalization,the area under ROC curve was 0.947 for GCS and 0.732 for CSI.Conclusion:GCS score at ICU admission is a good predictor of in-hospital mortality.GCS<4.5 and CSI<64.5 at the time of admission is associated with higher mortality risk in traumatic brain injury patients and GCS is more sensitive than CSI in predicting death in these patients.
文摘Background:Acquired brain injury(ABI)is caused by trauma or nontrauma to the brain after birth.Increased intracranial pressure in patients with traumatic or nontraumatic brain injury affects the cerebral perfusion pressure.After traumatic brain injury,there is an increase in air content in the brain and an increase in volume of blood flow to the brain,which can cause increased intracranial pressure,herniation of brain tissue,impaired cerebral perfusion,and brain damage.Most patients with traumatic brain injury die from uncontrolled increases in intracranial pressure.Near-infrared spectroscopy(NIRS)and central venous pressure(CVP)monitoring are also associated with cerebral perfusion.This study aimed to determine the relationship between the Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS)scores and CVP and NIRS values in patients with ABI.Methods:This prospective analytical study used a cross-sectional design to compareGCS scores with CVP and NIRS values in patients with traumatic and nontraumatic brain injury in the intensive care unit(ICU)of Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan.GCS,CVP,and NIRS descriptive data in patients with brain injury were presented in terms of mean and standard deviation if the data were normally distributed,or median(interquartile range)values if the data were not normally distributed.The relationship between GCS scores and CVP and NIRS values was assessed using the Pearson correlation test if the data were normally distributed,or the Spearman test if the data were not normally distributed.Results:In this study,the mean GCS score and CVP values were 7.04±2.69 and 5.63±25.82 mmHg,respectively.The right tissue oxygen saturation(StO2)was 55.61%±18.72%,and the left StO2 was 57.57%±17.48%with normally distributed data.There was no correlation between GCS scores and CVP values(P=0.829),and no correlation between moderate GCS scores and right and left StO2(P=0.343;P=0.121);however,there was a significantly strong positive correlation between severe GCS scores and right and left StO2(P=0.028,r=0.656;P=0.005,r=0.777).Conclusion:There was no significant correlation between GCS scores and CVP values,and no correlation between moderate GCS scores and NIRS values;however,there was a significantly strong positive correlation between severe GCS scores and NIRS values in patients with ABI at the ICU of Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan.
文摘目的分析缺血性脑卒中患者院内合并肺部感染的影响因素。方法回顾性分析2020年3月至2022年2月期间在南通市第三人民医院治疗的214例缺血性脑卒中患者病历资料。根据《中国成人医院获得性肺炎与呼吸机相关性肺炎诊断和治疗指南》分组,未合并肺部感染患者作为对照组(n=104),合并肺部感染患者作为观察组(n=110)。对患者性别、年龄、发病至入院时间、合并基础疾病、鼻饲饮食、美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(National Institute of Health stroke scale,NIHSS)评分、格拉斯哥昏迷量表(Glasgow Coma Scale,GCS)评分、气管插管、呼吸机辅助通气等临床资料进行调查,分析缺血性脑卒中患者合并肺部感染的危险因素。结果观察组男56例,女54例,年龄(73.59±8.21)岁;对照组男45例,女59例,年龄(65.32±5.62)岁。单因素分析结果显示,观察组患者年龄、鼻饲饮食、NIHSS评分、GCS评分、是否气管插管、是否呼吸机辅助通气与对照组比较差异有统计学意义(t=8.511、χ^(2)=11.622、t=5.721、t=4.282、χ^(2)=6.868、χ^(2)=6.145,P均<0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示,鼻饲饮食(OR=5.447,95%CI:2.477~11.976)、NIHSS评分(OR=8.339,95%CI:2.598~26.768)、GCS评分(OR=7.660,95%CI:3.369~17.413)、气管插管(OR=6.184,95%CI:2.447~15.628)、呼吸机辅助通气(OR=4.302,95%CI:1.830~10.110)是缺血性脑卒中患者合并肺部感染的独立危险因素。结论鼻饲饮食、病情严重程度、意识障碍、气管插管及呼吸机辅助通气是导致缺血性脑卒中患者发生肺部感染的独立危险因素,因此在患者入院时应及时评估,有针对性地实施预防措施。
文摘目的探讨入院时血清胆碱酯酶(cholinesterase,ChE)联合格拉斯哥昏迷评分(Glasgow coma scale,GCS)对重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人28d院内预后的预测价值。方法回顾性分析87例重型闭合性颅脑损伤病例资料,根据28d院内的生存情况分为存活组(n=64)与死亡组(n=23)。比较两组病人基线资料、GCS评分、ChE以及急性生理学和慢性健康评估Ⅱ(acute physiology and chronic health evaluationⅡ,APACHEⅡ)评分。采用多因素Logistic回归,分析重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人28d院内预后的影响因素。绘制受试者工作特征曲线(receiver operating characteristic,ROC),确定最佳临界值,分析ChE联合GCS评分评估重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人28d院内预后的价值。结果存活组ChE水平、GCS评分及血红蛋白均显著高于死亡组,而血糖、D-二聚体、凝血酶原时间及APACHEⅡ评分显著低于死亡组(均P<0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析显示:ChE、GCS评分及APACHEⅡ评分是重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人28d院内出现死亡的影响因素(均P<0.05)。ROC曲线分析显示:ChE联合GCS评分曲线下面积大于两者单独预测时的曲线下面积。结论入院时ChE、GCS评分均对重型闭合性颅脑损伤病人预后具有预测价值,两者联合价值更高。