Iron status following trauma, excluding burns

• Main Authors: D. S. Walsh, K. Pattanapanyasat, P. Lamchiagdhase, P. Siritongtaworn, P. Thavichaigarn, N. Jiarakul, C. Chuntrasakul, C. Komoltri, C. Dheeradhada, F. C. Pearce, W. P. Wiesmann, H. K. Webster
• Other Authors: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/17724
• Institution: Mahidol University

Serum concentration of iron, transferrin saturation and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) were measured on days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 13 in 36 Thai patients with trauma (burns excluded) to determine temporal changes in iron metabolism. Throughout the study profound hypoferraemia was observed in ass...