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There is compelling data from several clinical studies on the impact of various anti- and proinflammatory mediators on traumatized patients. Immediate trauma-related results, however, are only available from animal experiments so far. Therefore, in this prospective clinical study the following questions were addressed: (I) Is there any marker in the preclinical phase that give information independent of and better than conventional studies conducted so far, (II) does this possible factor prove to be a (significant) predictor of late complications and/or poor overall outcome, and (III) does this mediator provide information that can alter treatment decisions?
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