Interleukin-6 in Critical Coronavirus Disease 2019, a Driver of Lung Inflammation of Systemic Origin?

OBJECTIVES:. To examine whether interleukin-6 in critical coronavirus disease 2019 is higher in arterial than in central venous blood, as a sign of predominantly local pulmonal rather than systemic interleukin-6 production. DESIGN:. Prospective cohort pilot study with repeated weekly measurements of...

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Main Authors: Nikolai Ravn Aarskog, MD, Hans Christian Aass, PhD, Jan Cato Holter, MD, PhD, Morten Rostrup, MD, PhD, Aleksander Rygh Holten, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-10-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000542