Antioxidant therapy in the prevention of organ dysfunction syndrome and infectious complications after trauma: Early results of a prospective randomized study

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 478-483

  Porter, John M ^a,b   Ivatury, Rao R ^a   Azimuddin, K ^a   Swami, Raj ^a  

^a LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; SELENIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; HUMANS; INFECTION; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELENIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN E; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032900817     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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