The head injured adult--who cares?
A prospective observational survey of 2957 adults admitted to acute general hospitals in Glasgow after head injury, enabled the features of patients managed in the general hospital 48 hours after head injury to be compared with those transferred to the regional neurosurgical unit and those discharged from hospital.
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Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, University of Glasgow, UK. adk4z@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
Thornhill
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Teasdale
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012606:Scotland