TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1979//
TI  - A prognostic model for head injury
JO  - Acta neurochirurgica
A1  - Stewart, W. A.
A1  - Litten, S. P.
A1  - Sheehe, P. R.
SP  - 199
EP  - 208
VL  - 45
IS  - 3-4
N2  - A prognostic model for head injured patients was developed. Patients fall into one of four prognostic categories at the end of the first hospital day: I. Discharge alive on or before the seventh hospital day. II. Discharge alive 8--42 days after admission. III. Discharge alive after 42 days, or dead after five years. IV. Discharge dead before five years. The outcome of 63% of the patients was predicted correctly. The model correctly placed, or missed by only one category, 97% of the patients observed. Errors tended to the optimistic side of observed outcomes. Age and pattern of consciousness were critical prognostic factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-6268
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -