Systemic Inflammatory Responses and Lung Injury following Hip Fracture Surgery Increases Susceptibility to Infection in Aged Rats

• Autori principali: Hao Zhang (Autore), Tiansheng Sun (Autore), Zhi Liu (Autore), Jianzheng Zhang (Autore), Xiaowei Wang (Autore), Jia Liu (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Pulmonary infections frequently occur following hip fracture surgery in aged patients. However, the underlying reasons are not fully understood. The present study investigates the systemic inflammatory response and pulmonary conditions following hip fracture surgery as a means of identifying risk fa...