A proposed novel algorithmic approach to the evaluation of the acutely injured trauma patient: should advanced trauma life support incorporate biomarkers?

Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Mar;32(3):282-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.11.048. Epub 2013 Dec 7.

Authors

Nicholas D Caputo¹, Marc Kanter²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY.

PMID: 24388072
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.11.048

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Advanced Trauma Life Support Care / methods*
Algorithms*
Biomarkers / blood
Carbon Dioxide / metabolism*
Decision Support Techniques*
Humans
Lactic Acid / blood*
Shock, Hemorrhagic / diagnosis*
Shock, Hemorrhagic / etiology
Shock, Hemorrhagic / metabolism
Wounds and Injuries / complications*

Substances

Biomarkers
Carbon Dioxide
Lactic Acid