Pathophysiologic correlates of hypocholesterolemia in critically ill surgical patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 748-751

  Giovannini, I ^a,b   Boldrini, G ^a   Chiarla, C ^a   Giuliante, F ^a   Vellone, M ^a   Nuzzo, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholestasis; Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; Plasma cholesterol; Sepsis; Surgery; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIVER PROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHOLESTASIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032781915     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050940     Document Type: Article

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