Association of High Serum Adiponectin with the Risk of Malnutrition and Worse Outcome in Head Trauma Patients; a Cohort study

A number of studies have shown the association between serum adiponectin level and the nutritional status. This study aimed to evaluate the relation between serum adiponectin and changes in nutritional status of head trauma patients. The current prospective cohort study was carried out on head traum...

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Published in:Archives of academic emergency medicine 2019-01, Vol.7 (1), p.e43-e43
Main Authors: Mohialdeen Gubari, Mohammed Ibrahim, Hosseinzadeh-Attar, Mohammad Javad, Hosseini, Mostafa, Mohialdeen, Fadhil Ahmed, Norouzy, Abdolreza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adiponectin
APACHE
body composition
craniocerebral trauma
organ dysfunction scores
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Summary:A number of studies have shown the association between serum adiponectin level and the nutritional status. This study aimed to evaluate the relation between serum adiponectin and changes in nutritional status of head trauma patients. The current prospective cohort study was carried out on head trauma patients who were hospitalized in ICU of a General Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani, Iraq. Patients were divided into two groups based on their serum adiponectin level during the first 24 hours of admission (
ISSN:2645-4904
DOI:10.22037/aaem.v7i1.444