Open AccessPrognostic utility of early plasma matrix metalloproteinases -2 and -9 concentrations after severe traumatic brain injury
Author(s) -
Rosane de Lima,
Daniel Simon,
Willy Deivson Leandro da Silva,
Débora Dreher Nabinger,
Andréa Regner
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista brasileira de terapia intensiva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.431
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1982-4335
pISSN - 0103-507X
DOI - 10.5935/0103-507x.20200071
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , traumatic brain injury , intensive care unit , matrix metalloproteinase 9 , context (archaeology) , matrix metalloproteinase , prospective cohort study , intensive care , gastroenterology , surgery , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
To determine whether the matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9 plasma levels were associated with intensive care unit mortality in patients who suffered severe traumatic brain injury, despite the presence of extracerebral injuries.