Septic plasma-induced oxidative stress in endothelial cells: A sensitive bioassay predicting outcome in septic shock?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 967-968

  Filep, János G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Plasma from septic patients; Reactive oxygen species; Sepsis outcome; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; NORADRENALIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

BIOASSAY; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; UMBILICAL VEIN;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMA; PROGNOSIS; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33947158300     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000257364.54688.53     Document Type: Editorial

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