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ea0034p367 | Steroids | SFEBES2014

The endocrine response to severe trauma: the Steroids and Immunity from injury to Rehabilitation (SIR) study

Foster Mark , Taylor Angela , Hill Neil , Staruch Rob , O'Neil Donna , Bion Julian , Young Stephen , Midwinter Mark , Lord Janet , Arlt Wiebka

There are 1.21 million deaths from road traffic accidents worldwide. In Afghanistan, there have been 2005 battle injuries over 10 years. Advances in military trauma care have improved survival, resulting in more severely injured individuals entering the trauma care pathway. Improved understanding of endocrine-immune changes after severe trauma may facilitate novel interventions to improve outcomes. We prospectively recruited 102 severely injured patients at the Queen Elizabeth...