Assessment of the clinical course with inflammatory parameters.
Inflammatory changes after trauma depend on the severity and the distribution of the injury and can be modified by the medical treatment. They precede the development of organ dysfunction and may be used for monitoring purposes. Among these, pro-inflammatory cytokines appear to be the most reliable parameters.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3471 Fifth Avenue 1, 5213 Pittsburgh, PA, USA. papehc@upmc.edu
Hans-Christoph
HC
Pape
Takeshi
T
Tsukamoto
Philipp
P
Kobbe
Ivan
I
Tarkin
Statis
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Katsoulis
Andrew
A
Peitzman
D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000276:immunology*; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*
D016207:Cytokines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators