The Predictive Value of Field versus Arrival Glasgow Coma Scale Score and TRISS Calculations in Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

Values for fGCS are highly predictive of aGCS, and both are associated with outcome from TBI. A change in GCS from the field to arrival is highly predictive of outcome. The use of field data for TRISS calculations appears to be a valid methodological approach, even in severely injured TBI patients undergoing prehospital intubation.