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Early clinical indices predicting functional survival in severely head-injured patients

Authors: M Zouka, G Tsaousi, E Anastasiou, E Geka, E Euthymiou, I Soultati, M Giannakou

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Given the burden of disability arising from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) [1], plain assessment of mortality certainly underestimates the impact of TBI. Therefore, risk prediction models need to provide poor neurological outcome estimates other than mortality. The aim of the study was to determine whether a simple combination of early clinical indices may be predictive of disability after ICU discharge. …
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Title
Early clinical indices predicting functional survival in severely head-injured patients
Authors
M Zouka
G Tsaousi
E Anastasiou
E Geka
E Euthymiou
I Soultati
M Giannakou
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9736

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