The presence of hemorrhagic shock increases the rate of bacterial translocation in blunt abdominal trauma

Kale I., KUZU M. A., Berkem H., Berkem R., Acar N.

JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE, vol.44, no.1, pp.171-174, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00005373-199801000-00024
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.171-174
  • Keywords: bacterial translocation, hemorrhagic shock, blunt abdominal trauma, MULTIPLE-ORGAN FAILURE, GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT, BACTEREMIA, GUT, HUMANS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Sepsis and multisystem organ failure are common after hemorrhagic shock, The aims of this study were to determine whether hemorrhagic shock would promote the translocation of bacteria and if it correlates with clinical outcome in patients with blunt abdominal trauma.