Disorders of Consciousness in Acute Care: Application of the CRS-R and Respiratory, Swallowing, and Discharge Outcomes at a Level 1 Trauma Hospital
Sara Penrod, Zoe Samson, Stephanie C Chan · 2026
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Sara Penrod, Zoe Samson, and Stephanie C Chan describe, in 2026, how 68 adults with disorders of consciousness fared in acute care after severe brain injury. Such patients range from coma to near wakefulness, and most prior work looks at later rehab stages. At a major trauma hospital the team tracked awareness with a standard recovery scale. They also tracked breathing, throat tube care, and swallowing.
On arrival most patients were in unresponsive wakefulness, yet by discharge none stayed in coma and many had emerged. Most patients with breathing tubes tried speaking valves, and over two thirds had the tube removed. Penrod and the team argue that structured checks and rehab should start in the first days, not weeks later.
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| CREATOR | Sara Penrod, Zoe Samson, Stephanie C Chan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27792 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |