The effects of IgM-enriched immunoglobulin preparations in patients with severe sepsis [ISRCTN28863830]

Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 357-362

  Tugrul, Simru ^a   Ozcan, Perihan Ergin ^a   Akinci, Ozkan ^a   Seyhun, Yalcin ^a   Cagatay, Atahan ^a   Cakar, Nahit ^a   Esen, Figen ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

APACHE II score; Pentaglobin ; Procalcitonin; Severe sepsis; SOFA score

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROCALCITONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; CALCITONIN; CHILD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036336714     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc1523     Document Type: Article

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