Cytokine profile in elderly patients with sepsis

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-78

  Kumar, Anil ^a   Sudhir, U ^a   Punith, K ^a,b   Kumar, Rahul ^a   Ravi Kumar, V ^a   Rao, Medha ^a  

^a MS Ramaiah Med Teaching Hospital   (India)

^b MC Layout   (India)

Author keywords

Cytokine profile; IL 6; Prognosis; Sepsis; TNF

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MORTALITY; SEPSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 70349911529     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.56052     Document Type: Article

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