Intravenous n-Acetylcysteine, Ascorbic Acid and Selenium-based Anti-oxidant Therapy in Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1262-1267

  Virlos, I T ^b   Mason, J ^b   Schofield, D ^b   McCloy, R F ^b   Eddleston, J M ^b   Siriwardena, A K ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Anti oxidant

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; SELENIUM;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NOSE FEEDING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREATITIS; SELENIUM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0346372598     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520310006540     Document Type: Article

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