Genetic Polymorphisms & The Risk for Sepsis After Trauma

Genetic Polymorphisms & The Risk for Sepsis After Trauma

The specific aim of this is to establish a cohort of severely injured patients admitted to our trauma center. Investigators will collect DNA, utilizing discarded blood samples, from 3000 injury victims in an effort to identify perhaps 50 - 100 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) (out of 1000s) that can be used, when taken together, to identify patients at highest risk for developing complicated sepsis and death.

The specific aim of this is to establish a cohort of severely injured patients admitted to our trauma center. Investigators will collect DNA, utilizing discarded blood samples, from 3000 injury victims in an effort to identify perhaps 50 - 100 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) (out of 1000s) that can be used, when taken together, to identify patients at highest risk for developing complicated sepsis and death

Inclusion Criteria:

Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Harborview Medical Center after suffering a traumatic injury

• ability to obtain a 5 ml blood sample
• Expected to be in the ICU for more than 24 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

• We will exclude subjects with chronic medical conditions for the reasons stated above as well as vulnerable populations (children, pregnant females, and prisoners)