Proinflammatory cytokines in early assessment of the prognosis of acute pancreatitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 213-218

  Chen, Chun Chia ^a   Wang, Sun Sang ^a   Lee, Fa Yauh ^a   Chang, Full Young ^a   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0032917584     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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