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February 1, 1984Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

The Relationship between Plasma Catecholamines and Severity of Injury in Man

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Why the study?

Do plasma catecholamine levels correlate with injury severity and prognosis in injured patients?

Population

Patients with injuries (Injury Severity Score range 0-54)

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

>24 hours postinjury

Authors

CDCaroline DaviesRNR J NewmanUniversity of LeedsSMSamuel G. MolyneuxEdinburgh Royal Infirmary

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Implication

May inform early physiologic assessment in trauma; leaves open clinical utility pending prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Do plasma catecholamine levels correlate with injury severity and prognosis in injured patients?

P
Population
Patients with injuries (Injury Severity Score range 0-54)
I
Intervention
Measurement of plasma catecholamines (noradrenaline and adrenaline)
O
Outcome
Correlation between plasma catecholamines and severity of injury (Injury Severity Score)surrogate

Plasma catecholamine concentrations correlate with injury severity in the immediate postinjury period and may aid in physiologic assessment, with higher admission noradrenaline levels associated with mortality.

Cite This Study

Davies et al. (1984) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89c3771fb56efa37d46d8dhttps://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-198402000-00002
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