[Combination of ipsilateral supracondylar humeral- and forearm fractures in children].

In an 11-year period, from 01. 08. 1987 to 31.

Intermittent prone positioning in the treatment of severe and moderate posttraumatic lung injury.

Objective: Severe posttraumatic lung injury is characterized by impairment of gas exchange and pulmonary densities. The influence of intermittent prone positioning on pulmonary gas exchange and parenchymal densities was investigated prospectively in patients with pulmonary injury after multiple trauma with blunt chest trauma.

Setting: A six-bed trauma intensive care unit in a university hospital.

The extent of traumatic damage determines a graded depression of the endotoxin responsiveness of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with blunt injuries.

Objective: To study whether the endotoxin responsiveness of peripheral blood mononuclear cells correlates with the severity of injury in trauma patients.

Design: Prospective, observational study.

Setting: University trauma center.