Compare the GCS and the Rotterdam CT Score in Predicting the Mortality and Disability of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.

Abstract

Background: Given the dearth of extensive research comparing the Glasgow Coma Scale with the Rotterdam scoring system for predicting mortality in trauma patients, this study was conducted to determine which scale provides a more realistic prediction of mortality in trauma patients after three months.

Materials and methods: This observational study was performed at Kashani Hospital in Isfahan, Iran. Patients with TBI who were admitted between February 2022 and February 2023 were included in the study. Approval from the Ethical Committee of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences was obtained prior to conducting this study.

Results: We included 152 adult patients who completed the GOS-E and the QOLIBRI-OS three-month post-injury. The median age was 35 years (IQR = 17-70). Most patients 139 (91.4%) were classified as having a severe TBI.

Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that both the use of GCS and Rotterdam CT scores can be effective in predicting the three-month mortality and QOLIBRI-OS scores of patients, with the difference that the predictive power of the three-month Rotterdam CT score is greater than that of the GCS.