Evidence of hormonal basis for improved survival among females with trauma-associated shock: An analysis of the national trauma data bank

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 537-540

  Haider, Adil H ^a   Crompton, Joseph G ^a   Chang, David C ^a   Efron, David T ^a   Haut, Elliott R ^a   Handly, Neal ^b   Cornwell, Edward E ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender disparities; Sex hormones; Sexual dimorphism; Trauma outcomes; Traumatic shock

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; TESTOSTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAUMATIC SHOCK; AGE; FACTUAL DATABASE; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SHOCK, TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957553805     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181efc67b     Document Type: Article

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