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Assessing the influence of non-treatment variables in a study of outcome from severe head injuries.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6737049     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An evaluation was made of the impact of non-treatment variables on severely injured head trauma patients. The principal findings were: 1) severity of injury was the best predictor of outcome; 2) patient's age had a statistically significant but marginally useful impact on outcome; 3) a regression analysis showed that duration of transport, up to 4 hours, had no impact on outcome; 4) time from accident to intubation had a marginal impact on outcome; and 5) one-way analysis of variance showed that mode of transportation, whether helicopter, ambulance, or other means had no impact on outcome.
Authors:
A R Lokkeberg; R M Grimes
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurosurgery     Volume:  61     ISSN:  0022-3085     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosurg.     Publication Date:  1984 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-08-23     Completed Date:  1984-08-23     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0253357     Medline TA:  J Neurosurg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  254-62     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Brain Injuries / therapy*
Coma / therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)*
Time Factors
Transportation of Patients
Trauma Centers

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