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ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2021

Laboratory Markers in the Management of Pediatric Polytrauma: Current Role and Areas of Future Research.

Birte Weber, Ina Lackner, Christian Karl Braun, Miriam Kalbitz, Markus Huber-Lang, Jochen Pressmar

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Review in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Birte WeberDepartment of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Ina LacknerDepartment of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Christian Karl BraunInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Miriam KalbitzDepartment of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Markus Huber-LangInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Jochen PressmarDepartment of Traumatology, Hand-, Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Center of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe trauma is the most common cause of mortality in children and is associated with a high socioeconomic burden. The most frequently injured organs in children are the head and thorax, followed by the extremities and by abdominal injuries. The efficient and early assessment and management of these injuries is essential to improve patients' outcome. Physical examination as well as imaging techniques like ultrasound, X-ray and computer tomography are crucial for a valid early diagnosis. Furthermore, laboratory analyses constitute additional helpful tools for the detection and monitoring of pediatric injuries. Specific inflammatory markers correlate with post-traumatic complications, including the development of multiple organ failure. Other laboratory parameters, including lactate concentration, coagulation parameters and markers of organ injury, represent further clinical tools to identify trauma-induced disorders. In this review, we outline and evaluate specific biomarkers for inflammation, acid-base balance, blood coagulation and organ damage following pediatric polytrauma. The early use of relevant laboratory markers may assist decision making on imaging tools, thus contributing to minimize radiation-induced long-term consequences, while improving the outcome of children with multiple trauma.

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acid-base balancebiomarkercoagulationemergency room managementinflammationlaboratory parametersorgan injury

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PMID33816396
PMCPMC8010656

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