The Glasgow Coma Scale and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness score evaluation to predict patient outcomes with neurological illnesses in intensive care units in the West Bank: a prospective cross-sectional study

Background Determining the clinical neurological state of the patient is essential for making decisions and forecasting results. The Glasgow Coma Scale and the Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) Scale are commonly used tools for measuring behavioral consciousness. This study aims to compare sca...

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Main Authors: Wourod Mahmoud Omar, Imad Rasheed Abu Khader, Salam Bani Hani, Mohammed ALBashtawy
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Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2024-08-01
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Imad Rasheed Abu Khader
Salam Bani Hani
Mohammed ALBashtawy
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Salam Bani Hani
Mohammed ALBashtawy
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description Background Determining the clinical neurological state of the patient is essential for making decisions and forecasting results. The Glasgow Coma Scale and the Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) Scale are commonly used tools for measuring behavioral consciousness. This study aims to compare scales among patients with neurological disorders in intensive care units (ICUs) in the West Bank. Methods A prospective cross-sectional design was employed. All patients admitted to ICUs who met inclusion criteria were involved in this study. Data were collected from from An-Najah National University, Al-Watani, and Rafedia Hospital. Both tools were used to collect data. Results: A total of 84 patients were assessed, 69.0% of the patients were male, and the average length of stay was 6.4 days. The mean score on the Glasgow Coma scale was 11.2 on admission 11.6 after 48 hours, and 12.2 on discharge. The mean FOUR Scale score was 12.2 on admission, 12.4 after 48 hours, and 12.5 at discharge. Conclusions This study indicates that both the Glasgow Coma Scale and the FOUR scale are effective in predicting outcomes for neurologically deteriorated critically ill patients. However, the FOUR scale proved to be more reliable when assessing outcomes in ICU patients.
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spelling doaj-art-84740e627343481a8d184aa6ae95cad32024-11-18T23:51:10ZengKorean Society of Critical Care MedicineAcute and Critical Care2586-60522586-60602024-08-0139340841910.4266/acc.2024.005701545The Glasgow Coma Scale and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness score evaluation to predict patient outcomes with neurological illnesses in intensive care units in the West Bank: a prospective cross-sectional studyWourod Mahmoud Omar0Imad Rasheed Abu Khader1Salam Bani Hani2Mohammed ALBashtawy3 An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine Faculty of Graduate Studies, Arab American University, Ramallah, Palestine Department of Nursing, Irbid National University, Irbid, Jordan Department of Community and Mental Health, Princess Salma Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, JordanBackground Determining the clinical neurological state of the patient is essential for making decisions and forecasting results. The Glasgow Coma Scale and the Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) Scale are commonly used tools for measuring behavioral consciousness. This study aims to compare scales among patients with neurological disorders in intensive care units (ICUs) in the West Bank. Methods A prospective cross-sectional design was employed. All patients admitted to ICUs who met inclusion criteria were involved in this study. Data were collected from from An-Najah National University, Al-Watani, and Rafedia Hospital. Both tools were used to collect data. Results: A total of 84 patients were assessed, 69.0% of the patients were male, and the average length of stay was 6.4 days. The mean score on the Glasgow Coma scale was 11.2 on admission 11.6 after 48 hours, and 12.2 on discharge. The mean FOUR Scale score was 12.2 on admission, 12.4 after 48 hours, and 12.5 at discharge. Conclusions This study indicates that both the Glasgow Coma Scale and the FOUR scale are effective in predicting outcomes for neurologically deteriorated critically ill patients. However, the FOUR scale proved to be more reliable when assessing outcomes in ICU patients.http://www.accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-2024-00570.pdfintensive clinical unitsfull outline of unresponsiveness scaleglasgow coma scaleneurological assessmentunresponsiveness patients
spellingShingle Wourod Mahmoud Omar
Imad Rasheed Abu Khader
Salam Bani Hani
Mohammed ALBashtawy
The Glasgow Coma Scale and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness score evaluation to predict patient outcomes with neurological illnesses in intensive care units in the West Bank: a prospective cross-sectional study
Acute and Critical Care
intensive clinical units
full outline of unresponsiveness scale
glasgow coma scale
neurological assessment
unresponsiveness patients
title The Glasgow Coma Scale and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness score evaluation to predict patient outcomes with neurological illnesses in intensive care units in the West Bank: a prospective cross-sectional study
title_full The Glasgow Coma Scale and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness score evaluation to predict patient outcomes with neurological illnesses in intensive care units in the West Bank: a prospective cross-sectional study
title_fullStr The Glasgow Coma Scale and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness score evaluation to predict patient outcomes with neurological illnesses in intensive care units in the West Bank: a prospective cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed The Glasgow Coma Scale and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness score evaluation to predict patient outcomes with neurological illnesses in intensive care units in the West Bank: a prospective cross-sectional study
title_short The Glasgow Coma Scale and Full Outline of Unresponsiveness score evaluation to predict patient outcomes with neurological illnesses in intensive care units in the West Bank: a prospective cross-sectional study
title_sort glasgow coma scale and full outline of unresponsiveness score evaluation to predict patient outcomes with neurological illnesses in intensive care units in the west bank a prospective cross sectional study
topic intensive clinical units
full outline of unresponsiveness scale
glasgow coma scale
neurological assessment
unresponsiveness patients
url http://www.accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-2024-00570.pdf
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