title: Clinical experience of the management for the most severely head-injured patients with GCS score of 3.
abstract: OBJECTIVE: To summarize the therapeutic experience of 24 patients of traumatic head injuries with GCS score of 3. METHODS: Twenty-four most severely head-injured patients with GCS score of 3 who were admitted to our department from Jan 1995 to Mar 1998 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Twelve cases (50.0%) survived, of which 7 cases (29.2%) had good recovery or moderate disability and 5 cases with severe deficits (20.8%), and the other 12 died (50.0%) after therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The prognosis of most severely head-injured patients with GCS score of 3 could be improved by early intracranial hematoma removal with large decompressive craniotomies, early moderate hypothermia therapy, early assistant ventilation and effective prevention and treatment of complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
authors.forename: Jiyao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jirong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Mingkun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu