A Retrospective Review of the Timing of Glasgow Coma Scale Documentation in a Trauma Database: Implications for Patient Care, Research, and Performance Metrics.

Background: The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is intended to be an objective, reliable measure of a patient's mental status. It is included as a metric for trauma registries, having implications for performance metrics and research. Our study compared the GCS recorded in the trauma registry (GCS-1) with that recorded in the neurosurgery consultation (GCS-2).