Hypocalcemia associated with adverse outcomes following severe traumatic injury in the Western Cape of South Africa: a secondary analysis of multicenter data from the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Prolonged Trauma Care (EpiC) study

Hypocalcemia associated with adverse outcomes following severe traumatic injury in the Western Cape of South Africa: a secondary analysis of multicenter data from the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Prolonged Trauma Care (EpiC) study

Abstract Background Hypocalcemia precipitated by severe traumatic injury is well-described in the literature and has been associated with numerous adverse outcomes including mortality, transfusion requirement, and coagulopathy severity. The majority of studies to-date have been conducted in well-res...

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Main Authors: Christiaan A. Rees, Jessica L. Wild, Mengli Xiao, Lani L. Finck, Jessica B. Oudakker, Hendrick J. Lategan, George Oosthuizen, Shaheem de Vries, Janette Verster, Mohammed Mayet, Lesley Hodsdon, Karlien Doubell, Leigh Wagner, L’Oreal Snyders, Denise Lourens, Elmin Steyn, Julia M. Dixon, Steven G. Schauer, Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Global health
Hypocalcemia
Low- and middle-income countries
Resource-limited healthcare
Trauma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00893-5
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