Prediction of clinical outcomes for massively-burned patients via serum transthyretin levels in the early postburn period

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 999-1005

  Yang, Hyeong Tae ^a   Yim, Haejun ^a   Cho, Yong Suk ^a   Kim, Dohern ^a   Hur, Jun ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Lee, Boung Chul ^a   Seo, Dong Kook ^a   Kim, Hyun Soo ^a  

^a Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Burn; Prognosis; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; VALIDITY; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; TIME;

ADULT; BURNS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREALBUMIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862734545     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182413bd8     Document Type: Article

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