Selenium in intensive care: Probably not a magic bullet but an important adjuvant therapy

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 306-307

  Berger, Mette M ^a   Shenkin, Alan ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Mortality; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIOTHYRONINE; PLACEBO; SELENIUM; THYROXINE DEIODINASE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; APACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELENIUM; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 33845948488     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000251943.86292.87     Document Type: Editorial

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