Elevated Admission Base Deficit Is Associated with a Complex Dynamic Network of Systemic Inflammation Which Drives Clinical Trajectories in Blunt Trauma Patients

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(a) Arterial base deficit (BD) from time of admission up to 7 days after injury between BD ≥ 4 and BD < 4 subgroups. The BD ≥ 4 group had statistically significantly elevated BD levels at 8 h and 16 h after injury when compared to the BD < 4 group. BD in both subgroups approach similar values at 24 h after injury. by two-way ANOVA. (b) Plasma lactate levels from time of admission up to 7 days after injury between BD ≥ 4 and BD < 4 subgroups. The BD ≥ 4 group had statistically significantly elevated lactate levels at 8 h after injury when compared to the BD < 4 group. BD in both subgroups approaches normal values at 24 h after injury. by two-way ANOVA.

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