title: Prediction of outcome at discharge from acute care following traumatic brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compute outcome probabilities for persons with traumatic brain injury at discharge from acute care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred thirty-nine patients with traumatic brain injury (239 mild, 48 moderate, 52 severe).
  
  
  METHODS
  Level I trauma center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Predictor variables considered were age, education, Glasgow Coma Scale score, duration of posttraumatic amnesia, cerebral imaging results, and need for neurosurgical intervention. Outcome measures were Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale and discharge destination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Logistic regressions showed that a shorter posttraumatic amnesia decreased the probability of moderate to severe disability. Moreover, discharge home was less probable for patients with positive cerebral imaging.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This model can help predict rehabilitation needs upon discharge from an acute care hospital.
authors.affiliation: McGill University Health Centre - Montreal General, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. elaine.deguise@muhc.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Guise
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feyz
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lamoureux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D023261:Glasgow Outcome Scale; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome