Abbreviated injury scaling of head injury as a prognostic tool for functional outcome

✍ Scribed by Steven E. Ross; Keith F. O'Malley; Sherman Stein; Claire M. Spettell; Gary Young

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 479 KB
• Volume: 24
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0001-4575
• DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(92)90035-h

✦ Synopsis

The use of Abbreviated Injury Scaling for the head region (HAIS) was evaluated as a prognostic index of functional outcome in 503 consecutive patients with severe injury to the brain who survived initial resuscitation. Although a strong statistical relationship between HAIS and outcome as measured by the Glasgow Outcome Scale was demonstrated, its clinical usefulness is limited. HAIS may be most useful as a classifier for comparative studies of populations and for the evaluation of therapeutic modalities.