The effect of N-acetylcysteine on total serum anti-oxidant potential and urinary albumin excretion in critically ill patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 230-235

  Molnar, Z ^a   MacKinnon, K L ^b   Shearer, E ^a   Lowe, D ^b   Watson, I D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b University Hospital of Aintree   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALBUMIN; CREATININE; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINURIA; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CREATININE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031916961     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050555     Document Type: Article

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