From: Intramedullary nailing of the femur and the systemic activation of monocytes and neutrophils
Median (+ range) | |
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Number of patients (n) | 38 |
Male/Female (n) | 22/16 |
Age (years) | 30 (16-80) |
Injury Severity Score | 13 (9-43) |
- Femur fracture (n = 23) | 10 (9-19) |
- Multitrauma (n = 15) | 29 (16-43) |
APACHE II Score | 5 (0-24) |
Time on ICU (days) | 0 (0-60) |
Time on ventilation (days) | 0 (0-55) |
Packed red blood cells before first blood sample (units) | 0 (0-22) |
Fresh frozen plasma before first blood sample (units) | 0 (0-20) |
Trauma mechanism (n) | |
- MVA | 29 |
- Fall of height | 8 |
- Direct impact | 1 |
Complications (n) | |
- No SIRS symptoms | 14 |
- SIRS | 17 |
- ALI/ARDS | 7 |