The predictive role of serum and bronchoalveolar lavage cytokines and adhesion molecules for acute respiratory distress syndrome development and outcome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The predictive role of many cytokines and adhesion molecules has not been studied systematically in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We measured prospectively tumour necrosis f...

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Main Authors: Karkavitsas Nikolaos, Perisinakis Kostas, Prekates Athanasios, Alexandrakis Michael G, Kyriakou Despina, Agouridakis Panagiotis, Bouros Demosthenes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/rr193