Cellular Therapies in Trauma and Critical Care Medicine: Forging New Frontiers.

ABSTRACT: Trauma is a leading cause of death in both military and civilian populations worldwide. Although medical advances have improved the overall morbidity and mortality often associated with trauma, additional research and innovative advancements in therapeutic interventions are needed to optimize patient outcomes. Cell-based therapies present a novel opportunity to improve trauma and critical care at both the acute and chronic phases that often follow injury. Although this field is still in its infancy, animal and human studies suggest that stem cells may hold great promise for the treatment of brain and spinal cord injuries, organ injuries, and extremity injuries such as those caused by orthopedic trauma, burns, and critical limb ischemia. However, barriers in the translation of cell therapie

SUBMITTER: Pati S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4851225 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature