July 4, 2014

Predictors of outcome in civilians with gunshot wounds to the head upon presentation

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Abstract

Age, pupils, GCS score, and bullet trajectory on CT scan can be used to determine likelihood of survival and good functional outcome. The authors advocate assessing patients based on these parameters rather than pronouncing a poor prognosis and withholding aggressive resuscitation based upon low GCS score alone.

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Gressot et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dafff7387cf70698688025 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3171/2014.5.jns131872

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