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SUBMITTER: Shepherd JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5398901 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shepherd Joanna M JM Cole Elaine E Brohi Karim K
Shock (Augusta, Ga.) 20170401 4
<h4>Background</h4>Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is associated with poor outcomes for trauma patients. Different forms of MODS may exist and have different consequences. The ability to distinguish them clinically may have implications for prognosis and treatment. We wished to study whether prolonged MODS (PRMODS) could be observed as a distinct clinical entity to early resolving MODS (ERMODS) in critically injured patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Adult major trauma patients recruited to a p ...[more]