Endocan Levels in Peripheral Blood Predict Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

• Main Authors: Ling Tang (Author), Ying Zhao (Author), Daoxin Wang (Author), Wang Deng (Author), Changyi Li (Author), Qi Li (Author), Shicong Huang (Author), Chang Shu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose. To investigate the prognostic significance of endocan, compared with procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP),white blood cells (WBC), neutrophils (N), and clinical severity scores in patients with ARDS. Methods. A total of 42 patients with ARDS were initially enrolled, and there were...