Brain Trauma Foundation
The Brain Trauma Foundation. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons. The Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care. Glasgow coma scale score
Abstract
When considering the use of the initial GCS for prognosis, the two most important problems are the reliability of the initial measurement, and its lack of precision for prediction of a good outcome if the initial GCS is low. If the initial GCS is reliably obtained and not tainted by prehospital medications or intubation, approximately 20% of the patients with the worst initial GCS will survive and 8-10% will have a functional survival (GOS 4-5).
Source and rights
Published by Journal of neurotrauma, 2000. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- Brain Trauma Foundation
- Published
- 2000
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- Journal of neurotrauma
- PubMed
- 10937902
- Added to Prognia
- 25 July 2026
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