Survival and clinical characteristics of patients with disorders of consciousness in a developing country between 2002 and 2018
There were no significant differences in survival days between patients in MCS and VS. Patients with traumatic injuries showed a higher survival rate than those with non-traumatic injuries. Age and etiology were identified as factors associated with a higher risk of death.
Authors
- Gonzalo Rivera‐Lillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8157-4086)
- Felipe Covarrubias‐Escudero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5228-5763)
- Rodrigo Torres‐Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7974-4333)
- Viviana Cornejo-Suil
- Rodrigo Melo-Martínez
- Nicolás Marín-Godoy
Institutions
- Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (CL)
- University of the Americas (CL)
- Universidad Santo Tomás (CL)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Injury
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2024.2409357
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77