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- Title
Analysis of Blood Trace Elements and Biochemical Indexes Levels in Severe Craniocerebral Trauma Adults with Glasgow Coma Scale and Injury Severity Score.
- Authors
Xu, Guangtao; Hu, Bo; Chen, Guiqian; Yu, Xiaojun; Luo, Jianming; Lv, Junyao; Gu, Jiang
- Abstract
We aimed to investigate the correlation between the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), the injury severity score (ISS) and serum levels of trace elements (TE) in severe trauma patients to analyze alteration of the levels of trace elements and serum biochemical indexes in the period of admission from 126 adult cases of severe brain trauma with traffic accidents. Multi-trace elements for patients in the trauma-TE groups were used. The results indicated that all patients presented an acute trace elements deficiency syndrome (ATEDs) after severe trauma, and the correlation between ISS and serum levels of Fe, Zn, and Mg was significant. Compared to the normal control group, levels of the trace elements in serum were significantly decreased after trauma, suggesting that enhancement of immunity to infection and multiple organ failure (MOF) via the monitoring and supplement of trace elements will be a good strategy to severe traumatic patients in clinics.
- Subjects
BLOOD testing; CRANIOCEREBRAL injuries; GLASGOW Coma Scale; TRAUMA severity indices; TRACE elements; MULTIPLE organ failure; PATIENTS
- Publication
Biological Trace Element Research, 2015, Vol 164, Issue 2, p192
- ISSN
0163-4984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12011-014-0225-z