Trauma induced clotting factor depletion in severely injured children: a single center observational study

Abstract Background Coagulopathy following severe trauma contributes significantly to mortality. Impaired clotting factors have been observed in adult trauma patients, but in pediatric trauma victims their activity has not yet been investigated. Methods Sixteen pediatric trauma patients were evaluat...

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Main Authors: Manuel Burggraf, Christina Polan, Martin Husen, Bastian Mester, Alexander Wegner, Daniel Spodeck, Marcel Dudda, Max Daniel Kauther
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-020-00311-6