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Abstract
Tissue trauma leads to a severity-dependent activation of plasma and cellular systems.
This response can be recorded by determining parameters which represent the activation
state of these systems. In severely injured patients with multiple trauma three out
of 14 parameters measured at the time of admission proved to be indicators of subsequent
septic complications with a high degree of accuracy: Fibrinopeptide A (FPA — the first
split product of fibrinogen), the C3 split product C3a, and the elastase-α1 proteinase inhibitor-complex (Eα1 PI).
In a second series of multiply-injured patients with femoral fractures who did not
develop clinical sepsis (N = 25) these parameters were measured continuously to evaluate
the influence of injury severity and of therapeutic strategy on the further course.
We found a strong correlation between injury severity (ISS) and the degree of activation.
The signs of activation decreased rapidly following immediate operative fixation,
and remained elevated or even increased after primary femoral traction and secondary
stabilization. The operative procedure did not cause any additional activation.
Complications such as infection or the formation of haematomas were reflected by raised
parameter levels
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Accepted:
February 14,
1991
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© 1991 Published by Elsevier Inc.