Prognostication of civilian gunshot wounds to the head: the Baylor score
The Baylor score is a useful and accurate tool for clinicians to estimate mortality and functional outcomes in patients with GSWH. The score may be valuable in guiding patient- and family-centered discussions regarding prognosis early in the treatment course.
Authors
- Adrish Anand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6673-6251)
- Malcolm F. McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2627-9754)
- Shankar Gopinath
- Patrick J. Karas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2605-8820)
- Sricharan Gopakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3298-4628)
- Jovany Cruz Navarro
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.8.jns25168
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00