Is plasma arginine concentration decreased in patients with sepsis? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 380-385

  Davis, Joshua S ^a,b   Anstey, Nicholas M ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

L arginine; nitric oxide; sepsis; systematic review; trauma

Indexed keywords

ARGININE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79251572569     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181ffd9f7     Document Type: Review

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