Prehospital resuscitation with hypertonic saline-dextran modulates inflammatory, coagulation and endothelial activation marker profiles in severe traumatic brain injured patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Traumatic brain injury (TBI) initiates interrelated inflammatory and coagulation cascades characterized by wide-spread cellular activation, induction of leukocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecules and release of soluble pro/ant...

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Main Authors: Morrison Laurie J, Baker Andrew J, Crnko Naomi T, Rhind Shawn G, Shek Pang N, Scarpelini Sandro, Rizoli Sandro B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/7/1/5