Characterization of the gender dimorphism after injury and hemorrhagic shock: Are hormonal differences responsible?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1838-1845

  Sperry, Jason L ^a   Nathens, Avery B ^b   Frankel, Heidi L ^c   Vanek, Sue L ^c   Moore, Ernest E ^d   Maier, Ronald V ^e   Minei, Joseph P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Estrogen; Gender; Multiple organ failure; Nosocomial infection; Regression

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLOID; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE; BLOOD; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 45149127199     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181760c14     Document Type: Article

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