How can the survival rate be improved?
Most deaths after trauma result from blood loss or severe brain injury thus we need better therapies to support patients with severe blood loss and reduce injury to the brain. HSD or HS has the potential to help in both these circumstances, but more study is needed. Patients that survive their initial injury are also at risk to develop excessive activation of their immune system than can result in injury to their organs, most commonly the lungs. This is called Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). HSD has been shown to alter the inflammatory response early after injury and thus may reduce the risk of ARDS as well.
