ten Henk Jan Duis

TL;DR: It is believed that the production of interleukin-6 induces the synthesis of acute-phase proteins and may also be an etiologic factor in the marked immunoglobulin response observed.

TL;DR: Evaluating the differences in mortality and long-term outcome between young and elderly patients with multiple injuries found no valid argument to treat severely injured elderly patients any differently from their younger counterparts, which implies that the increased trauma care cost is also justified for severely injuring elderly.

TL;DR: The classical fat embolism syndrome comprises the symptoms of petechial rash, pulmonary distress and mental disturbances with an onset 24-48 h following a pelvic or long-bone fracture and is still of major importance in preventing morbidity and mortality in patients with single and multiple skeletal injuries.

TL;DR: Although the functional outcome deteriorated linearly with increasing AIS/ISS, the final functional result was good: in the first half year after injury there was considerable recovery; after that there was further slight recuperation.