Thrombocytosis after trauma: incidence, aetiology, and clinical significance
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CLINICAL PRACTICE Thrombocytosis after trauma: incidence, aetiology, and clinical significance
Methods.All trauma patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) during a 13-month period were prospectively studied. Platelet counts were performed daily. We recorded the patient’s age, sex, nature of trauma, severity of illness scores, episodes of infections in the ICU, acute lung injury, bleeding, and thromboembolic events. Patients with thrombocytosis were also followed during their ho...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh286