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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/32734| Title: | The conundrum of predicting neurological outcomes in non-traumatic coma patients: True prediction or "Flipping a Coin" | Authors: | Mpouzika, Meropi Karanikola, Maria Blot, Stijn I. |
Major Field of Science: | Medical and Health Sciences | Field Category: | Basic Medicine | Keywords: | Coma;Humans;Predictive Value of Tests;Prognosis;Pathophysiology | Issue Date: | Aug-2024 | Source: | Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2024, vol. 83 , article Number 103707 | Volume: | 83 | Journal: | Intensive & critical care nursing | Abstract: | Coma, as a transitory state of eyes-closed deep unresponsiveness, is characterized by unconsciousness and entails a severe disturbance of arousal and alerting functions, inappropriate response to stimuli, and alteration of awareness and the content of consciousness ( Huff and Tadi, 2023 ). Common causes of non-traumatic coma (NTC) include stroke, post-anoxic coma post-cardiac arrest, poisoning, metabolic disorders, and infections | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/32734 | ISSN: | 09643397 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103707 | Rights: | © Elsevier | Type: | Article | Affiliation : | Cyprus University of Technology Ghent University |
Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
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