Blood Levels of Acute Phase Reactants with
Traffic Accidents
(Original Article)
Cuma Yildirim MD.*, Assistant professor Zeynep Kekec MD.**, Assistant professor Erdogän M. Sozuer MD.**, Professor Ibrahim Ikizceli MD.**, Assistant professorLevent Avsarogullari MD.**, Assistant professor
*Gaziantep University Medical School, Emergency Department Gaziantep/Turkey Erciyes University Medical School, Emergency Department Kayseri/Turkey |
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Summary:
Emergency departments are generally the first treatment places for the trauma victims. Evaluating
the traumatised patients by objective criteria are of great importance in diagnosis, treatment
and prognosis.
This prospective study was conducted at the Medical School of Erciyes University. Blood levels of
Ceruloplasmin, Haptoglobulin and Transferrin, which are known as acute phase reactants, were
obtained.
60 trauma patients were included in this study. 19 (31.6 %) females and 41 (68.4 %) males. 15
patients were operated. 4 (26 %) patients died during the postoperative follow-up period. When
compared with ceruloplasmin values obtained on all of the groups this they were statistically
significant except that two day-control group. All of the haptoglobulin groups were statistically
significant. When compared with transferin values obtained on first-two day, first-seven day and
two-seven day, they were statistically significant (P<0.05).
As a results, We might say that the changes in the blood levels of all three biochemical parameters
are related to the severity of the trauma. Taking advantage of all such changes we might predict
both the severity of the trauma and the prognosis of traumatic episodes. This gives us an opportunity
to define better strategies for the follow-up and treatment of our trauma patients.
Key words:
Ceruloplasmin - Haptoglobulin - Transferrin - Traffic accidents
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