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

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
Subjects:
ARDS
adhesion molecules
BAL
cytokines
survival
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/rr193

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