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Admission base deficit in pediatric trauma: a study using the national trauma data bank

  • Edward H. Kincaid
  • , Michael C. Chang
  • , R. W. Letton
  • , John G. Chen
  • , J. Wayne Meredith
  • Wake Forest University

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Abstract

The base deficit, an important indicator of physiologic derangement after severe injury in adults, has not been specifically examined in the pediatric trauma population. The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of the admission base deficit to predict injury severity and outcome in the pediatric trauma population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)332-335
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Trauma
Volume51
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acidosis
  • Base deficit
  • Children
  • Pediatric
  • Shock
  • Trauma

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