ENDOTOXIN IN BLOOD-PLASMA OF POSTTRAUMA P ATIENTS

Depending on the severity of the injury, high endotoxin levels may be found in patients with lung contusion but only slightly increased leve ls in patients with skull and brain trauma. This difference is highly significant. Patients with multiple injuries and fractures of the extr emities as the main diagnosis and with a combination of injuries show a moderate increase in endoxin level on the day of admission. There is no relationship between the injury severity and endotoxemia.