Circulating Leukotriene B4 Identifies Respiratory Complications after Trauma

• Main Authors: Birgit Auner (Author), Emanuel V. Geiger (Author), Dirk Henrich (Author), Mark Lehnert (Author), Ingo Marzi (Author), Borna Relja (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Leukotriene B4 (LTB4), a proinflammatory lipid mediator correlates well with the acute phase of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Therefore, LTB4-levels were investigated to determine whether they might be a useful clinical marker in predicting pulmonary complications (PC) in m...