S-100 B Concentrations Are a Predictor of Decreased Survival in Patients with Major Trauma, Independently of Head Injury.

BACKGROUND:Major trauma remains one of the principle causes of disability and death throughout the world. There is currently no satisfactory risk assessment to predict mortality in patients with major trauma. The aim of our study is to examine whether S-100 B protein concentrations correlate with in...

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Main Authors: Carmen Andrea Pfortmueller, Christian Drexel, Simone Krähenmann-Müller, Alexander Benedikt Leichtle, Georg Martin Fiedler, Gregor Lindner, Aristomenis Konstantinos Exadaktylos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816449?pdf=render