Brain Death-Induced Inflammatory Activity is Similar to Sepsis-Induced Cytokine Release
Brain death (BD) is associated with a systemic inflammation leading to worse graft outcomes. This study aimed to compare plasma cytokine values between brain-dead and critically ill patients, including septic and non-septic controls, and evaluate cytokine release kinetics in BD. Sixteen brain-dead a...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Cell Transplantation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0963689718785629 |