Pupillometry in the Emergency Department: A Tool for Predicting Patient Disposition

• Published in: The western journal of emergency medicine Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 1078 - 1085
• Main Authors: Gonzalez, Hector, Chen, Yanying, Addo, Newton, Madhok, Debbie Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States University of California Digital Library - eScholarship 07.07.2025; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine; eScholarship Publishing, University of California
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Clinical Operations; Coma; Coma - diagnosis; Emergency medical care; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Glasgow Coma Scale; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Pupil - physiology; Reflex, Pupillary

Objectives: To evaluate the prognostic capability of the Neurological Pupil Index (NPI) in predicting patient disposition from within the emergency department (ED). Method: This prospective observational study followed fifty comatose patients (Glasgow Coma Scale score < 9) treated in the ED at a...