From Death Triad to Death Tetrad—The Addition of a Hypotension Component to the Death Triad Improves Mortality Risk Stratification in Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

From Death Triad to Death Tetrad—The Addition of a Hypotension Component to the Death Triad Improves Mortality Risk Stratification in Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

The death triad, including coagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis, is shown to be a strong predictor of mortality in trauma patients. We aimed to investigate whether the inclusion of hypotension, defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 60 mmHg, as a fourth factor in the death triad would comp...

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Main Authors: Wei-Juo Tzeng, Hsiang-Yu Tseng, Teng-Yuan Hou, Sheng-En Chou, Wei-Ti Su, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Ching-Hua Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
coagulopathy
hypothermia
acidosis
hypotension
death triad
death tetrad
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/11/2885

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https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/11/2885

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