Correlation of Arrival Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to Outcome of Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Terms of Glasgow Outcome Score
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https://doi.org/10.65761/pjcr.2026.307Keywords:
Correlation, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage, Glasgow outcome scaleAbstract
Background: Evidence regarding impact of arrival Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on functional outcome after traumatic SAH is scant. The objective of this study was to determine the correlation of arrival GCS on outcome of traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage in terms of Glasgow outcome scale
Methods: This is a prospective observational study conducted at the department of Neurosurgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar between February 2023 and July 2024. A total of 245 patients with traumatic SAH were included. Data was collected for patient demographics, arrival GCS and GOS at discharge. Spearman rank correlation was used to assess the correlation between arrival GCS and discharge GOS.
Results: In this study mean age was 42.5 ± 9.3 years. Fifty-eight percent patients were male and 42% were female. Twelve percent patients had GCS score range 3-5, 58% patients had GCS score range 6-10, 30% patients had GCS score range 11-15. Mean GCS was 8.82 with SD ± 3.115. Forty five percent patients had favorable outcome GOS (4-5), 55% patients had unfavorable outcome GOS (1-3). Mean GOS was 3.23 with SD ± 1.070. The Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was 0.125.
Conclusion: Our study shows a positive correlation of arrival Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on outcome of traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage in terms of Glasgow outcome scale, however, this correlation was not sufficiently strong.
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