Session VII - Polytrauma Saturday, October 9, 2004


Moderator: Michael D. McKee, MD & George J. Haidukewych, MD
Sat, 10/9/04 Polytrauma, Paper #36, 10:30 am

The Early Response to Major Trauma and Intramedullary Nailing

Tim O. White, MD (*); Edward Clutton (*);
Mike C. Robinson, MD (*); James Christie, MD (*);
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Sat, 10/9/04 Polytrauma, Paper #37, 10:36 am

The Influence of Hypotension on Cytokine Production following Pulmonary Fat Embolism: A Two-Hit Model of Trauma

Michael Blankstein (n); Emil H. Schemitsch, MD (n);
Robert J. Byrick, MD (n); Masaki Nakane, MD (n);
Kajikawa Osamu (n); Robin Richards, MD (n);
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sat, 10/9/04 Polytrauma, Paper #38, 10:42 am

Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in Blunt Trauma and Posttraumatic Surgery: Do They Indicate Development of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)?

Frank Hildebrand, MD (n); Martijn van Griensven, MD (n);
Christian Krettek, MD (n); Hans-Christoph Pape, MD (n);
Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Sat, 10/9/04 Polytrauma, Paper #39, 10:58 am

Validation of the New Injury Severity Score for Outcome Prediction: A Study in 13,301 Patients from the German Trauma Registry

Paul J. Harwood, MD1; Christian Probst, MD2; Peter V. Giannoudis, MD1; Martijn van Griensven, MD2; Christian Krettek, MD2;
Hans-Christoph Pape, MD2
(all authors a-AO International)
1Academic Unit Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
2Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Sat, 10/9/04 Polytrauma, Paper #40, 11:04 am

Orthopaedic Traumatology: The Hospital Side of the Ledger

Brendan M. Patterson, MD (n); Heather A. Vallier, MD (n);
Thomas Lombardo, MD (n); Cynthia Meehan (n)
MetroHealth Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Sat, 10/9/04 Polytrauma, Paper #41, 11:17 am

A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Soap Solution and Antibiotic Solution for Irrigation of Lower Extremity Open Fracture Wounds

Jeffrey O. Anglen, MD (n);
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Sat, 10/9/04 Polytrauma, Paper #42, 11:23 am

Value and Operative Consequences of Intraoperative 3-D Imaging at Intraarticular Fractures -Analysis of 122 Patients

Daniel Kendoff, MD (n); Jens Geerling, MD (n); Musa Citak, MD (n);
Mauricio Kfuri, MD (n); Martinus Richter; MD (n); Christian Krettek, MD (n); Tobias Hüfner, MD (n);
Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany