Fibrinogen is the substrate of plasma coagulation. It plays an important role in the formation
of reticular network, which is crucial to the strength and stability of blood clots. In addition to …

The optimal management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the pediatric population
has not been well studied. There are a limited number of research articles studying the …

CONTEXT Prior criteria to define pediatric multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) did
not include gastrointestinal dysfunction. OBJECTIVES Our objective was to evaluate current …

Introduction Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is a leading cause of mortality in children.
As clinical prognostication is important in guiding optimal care and decision making, our …

Purpose It has been shown that abnormalities of coagulation and fibrinolysis system are
involved in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but not well studied …

(1) Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are the leading cause of pediatric traumatic
brain injury (TBI) and are associated with high mortality. Few studies have focused on RTA …

Background Effective therapies are needed to prevent the secondary injury and poor
prognosis associated with emergency craniotomy of traumatic brain injury (TBI) …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of mortality in children. There are few
studies focused on school-aged children with TBI. We conducted this study to identify the …

OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of long-term disability and
death in children and adolescents globally. Long-term adverse outcomes, including …

Background Predictive scales have been used to prognosticate long-term outcomes of
traumatic brain injury (TBI), but gaps remain in predicting mortality using initial trauma …