The usefulness of S100 protein as a predictive factor in patients with hanging injury
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Methods A single center, retrospective study was performed from January 2011 to December 2014. Total of 103 patients who were over 18 years of age and who visited emergency department (ED) with hanging injuries were enrolled. Individual characteristics, information related to hanging and cardiac arrest were collected. Laboratory test, imaging test, neurological sequelae or the Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) score were collected in 71 resuscitated patients.
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