Prognostic value of serum phospholipase a in the multitraumatized patient
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Klinische Wochenschrift
- Vol. 67 (3), 203-206
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01711354
Abstract
Phospholipase A serum activity was prospectively studied in 39 patients with multiple trauma. There was no correlation of phospholipase A activity with type or severity of injury. With increasing phospholipase A levels, a rise in mortality was found. A prediction of fatal outcome on an individual basis was not possible. The sensitivity for complications was 90%, whereas the predictive value of the positive test (64%) and specificity (47%) were low. When the behavior of phospholipase A and elastase release were compared, no correlation between these two parameters could be detected. Therefore, PMN leukocytes do not seem to be a major source of phospholipase A in serum.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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