Journals / Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi / 2008 / Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 2

The validity of glasgow coma scale and rapid emergency medicine score in evaluating patients admitted to the emergency department with drowning or near-drowing

Acil servise suda boğulma veya boğulayazma nedeniyle başvuran hastaların prognozunun belirlenmesinde GKS ve REMS skorlarının değerliliği

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67–72
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Conclusion: Although there are so many scoring systems to be used in patients admitted to ED with drowning or near-drowning, GCS which is the most known scoring system should safely be used.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: Deaths and neurological sequels due to the drowning or near-drowning have increased in the recent years.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was performed in a emergency department (ED) of a university hospital with an annual census of 50000 patients between 2001 and 2007.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: Although there are so many scoring systems to be used in patients admitted to ED with drowning or near-drowning, GCS which is the most known scoring system should safely be used.
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Objectives: Deaths and neurological sequels due to the drowning or near-drowning have increased in the recent years. The prediction of these patients’ prognosis is important. The aim of this study is to determine the demographic features of these patients and to evaluate the validity of the scoring systems in predicting the prognosis. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was performed in a emergency department (ED) of a university hospital with an annual census of 50000 patients between 2001 and 2007. Patients admitted to the ED with drowning or near-drowning were included into the study. Study patients were determined from the computerized database of the hospital by using International Code of Diseases (ICD-10) (W65-74). The demographic features of the study patients were recorded and the validity of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS) were determined by using Receiving Operating Characteristics (ROC) Curve analysis.Results: A total of 34 patients were included into the study and 67.6% (23) of them were male. The mean age of the study patients was 31.1±23.2 years (median: 23.5; min-max: 1-88). Twenty eight (82.4%) patients drowned in salt water and six (17.6%) patients in fresh water. Four (11.8%) patients died and all of them drowned in salt water. Only two (5.9%) patients were drunk and one of them died. The Area Under Curve (AUC) values in ROC analysis for GCS and REMS in predicting mortality were 0.875±0.072 (%95 CI: 0.716-0.962) and 0.958±0.071 (95% CI: 0.828-0.995), respectively. However there was no statistically significance between two scoring systems (p=0.083). Conclusion: Although there are so many scoring systems to be used in patients admitted to ED with drowning or near-drowning, GCS which is the most known scoring system should safely be used.

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G i r i ş: Boğulmaya bağlı ölümler ve nörolojik sekeller son yıllarda artış göstermektedir. Bu hasta grubunun acil servisteki bulgularıyla prognozlarının tahmin edilmesi önem arz etmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı suya bağlı boğulma ve boğulayazma hastalarının demografik özelliklerini saptamak ve prognozu belirleyecek skorlama sistemlerinin etkinliğini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Geriye dönük olarak planlanan bu çalışma, yıllık hasta sayısı 50,000 olan bir üniversite hastanesinin acil servisinde 2001 ile 2007 yılları arasında suda boğulma veya boğulayazma yakınması ile başvuran hastaların verileri kullanılarak yapıldı. Boğulma veya boğulayazma nedeniyle başvuran hastalara, hastanenin bilgisayarlı veri tabanından International Classification Disease (ICD-10) kodlama sisteminde bulunan W65-74 kodu kullanılarak ulaşıldı. Boğulma ve boğulayazma hastalarının demografik özellikleri ile hastaların prognozunun tahmininde Glasgow Coma Scale ve Rapid Emergency Medicine Score skorlama sistemlerinin değerliliği Receiving Operating Characteristics (ROC) analizi yapılarak belirlendi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan 34 hastanın 23’ü (%67,6) erkek, 11’i (%32,4) kadındı. Yaş ortalaması 31,1±23,2 (ortanca: 23,5; min-maks: 1-88) idi. Hastalardan 28’i (%82,4) tuzlu suda boğulma ve boğulayazma olayı yaşarken sadece 6 (%17,6) hastada tatlı suyla temas söz konusuydu. Boğulma sonucu 4 hasta (%11,8) hayatını kaybetti; hepsi de tuzlu suda boğulmaydı. Başvuran hastaların sadece 2’si (%5,9) alkollüydü. Hayatını kaybeden dört hastadan da 1’i (%25) alkollüydü. Çalışma hastalarında mortaliteyi belirlemede GKS ve REMS skorlarının kullanılabilirliğini test etmek için yapılan ROC eğrisi analizinde, ROC eğrisi altında kalan alan (AUC) değerleri GKS için 0,875±0,072 (%95 CI: 0,716-0,962) ve REMS için 0,958±0,071 (95% CI: 0,828-0,995) olarak hesaplandı, ancak aralarındaki AUC değerleri arasındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı değildi (p=0,083). Sonuç: Acil servislerde bu hastaların prognozunun belirlenmesinde birden fazla skorlama ve derecelendirme yöntemi olsa da halen evrensel olarak en iyi bilinen ve de basit bir skorlama sistemi olan GKS bu hasta grubu için de güvenli olarak kullanılabilir.

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IŞIK, S., BEKTAŞ, F., SÖYÜNCÜ, S., YİĞİT, Ö. (2022). The validity of glasgow coma scale and rapid emergency medicine score in evaluating patients admitted to the emergency department with drowning or near-drowing. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 2, 67–72. https://ajindex.com/articles/626137

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