Retrospective Analysis of the Effects of Hypocalcemia in Severely Injured Trauma Patients

It has been suggested that the Lethal Triad be modified to include hypocalcemia, coined as the Lethal Diamond. Hypocalcemia in trauma has been attributed to multiple mechanisms, but new evidence suggests that traumatic injury may result in the development of hypoCa independent of blood transfusion. We hypothesize that hypocalcemia is associated with increased blood product requirements and mortality.

Source: Injury - January 30, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Angelo Ciaraglia, Derek Lumbard, Michael DeLeon, Lauran Barry, Maxwell Braverman, Steven Schauer, Brian Eastridge, Ronald Stewart, Donald Jenkins, Susannah Nicholson Source Type: research