Circulating Leukotriene B4 Identifies Respiratory Complications after Trauma

• Glavni autori: Birgit Auner (Autor), Emanuel V. Geiger (Autor), Dirk Henrich (Autor), Mark Lehnert (Autor), Ingo Marzi (Autor), Borna Relja (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: 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...