Head trauma and leucocytosis
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Acta Neurochirurgica
- Vol. 131 (3-4) , 211-214
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01808615
Abstract
A prospective analysis of 153 cases of head trauma was conducted with respect to their white blood cell counts. A white blood cell count exceeding 20×106/l is associated with a poor clinical grade on admission and with a 96% mortality as opposed to that of a 23% mortality for those with slightly lower or slightly above normal white blood cell count. The sensitivity for this level is a mortality of 96% while the specificity is 77%.Keywords
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