Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the diagnosis, prognosis, prediction, risk assessment and/or risk stratification of a subsequent trauma-related complication in a polytrauma patient, comprising providing a sample of said patient, wherein the sample is isolated from the patient after the polytrauma, determining a level of pro ADM or fragment(s) thereof in said sample, wherein said level of pro ADM or fragment(s) thereof correlates with the likelihood of a subsequent trauma-related complication

Abstract: The present invention relates to the diagnosis, prognosis, risk assessment, risk stratification, monitoring, therapy guidance and/or therapy control of organ dysfunction in a subject. The invention relates to a method that comprises determining a level of at least one histone, particularly H2B, H4, H2A and/or H3, in a sample of said subject and wherein said level of at least one histone is indicative of said organ dysfunction. Further, the invention relates to a method that comprises determining a level of proadrenomedullin (proADM), particularly midregional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM), in a sample of said subject and wherein said level of proADM is indicative of said organ dysfunction. The invention further relates to kits for carrying out the methods of the invention.