Predictors of functional outcome after hanging injury

Abstract

Purpose: Suicide becomes a serious problem in today's society and hanging is a common method of suicide. We want to find the factors which can predict the final functional outcomes of these cases. Methods: All patients who presented to Accident and Emergency Department (ED) of the National Cheng Kung University Hospital from 1st January 2005 to 31th December 2013 with a hanging injury were included in this study. All cases were divided into good outcome group and bad outcome group according to Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS). Data was analyzed by Mann-Whitney test and chi-square test. Results: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3. There parameters can help to predict the outcome before treatment. Keywords: Hanging injury, Functional outcome, Neck injury