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| Effects of ageing on the initial metabolic response to accidental injury | | Author(s) | R N Barton, K N Frayn, H B Stoner |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 27, no 3, May 1998 |
| Pages | pp 321-326 |
| Keywords | Injuries ; Accidents ; Patients ; Oxford. |
| Annotation | Little is known about the effects of ageing on the early metabolic response to injury. This response is thought to have evolved as a defence mechanism and may be particularly important in older people, who often present late to hospital after an accidental injury. In this study, 352 patients were studied within 2 hours of accidental injury, before the start of definitive treatment. A blood sample was taken from each patient and the plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin, lactate, non-esterified fatty acids and cortisol were measured. Factorial analysis of variance was used to distinguish the effects of age from those of Injury Severity Score. Results showed that older patients had a higher concentration of glucose than younger ones. There were no consistent age-effects for the other analytes. The study concluded that older people do not have a defective early biochemical response to injury. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981208234 A |
| Classmark | CU: OKA: LF: 8OC |
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