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01-02-2004 | Poster presentation

Early abdominal and pulmonary neutrophil accumulation and activation in patients with secondary peritonitis: a compartmentalized response

Authors: O van Till, V den Broeder, T Out, P Bresser, R Lutter, M Schultz, D Gouma, M Boermeester

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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The inflammatory response in secondary peritonitis is hypothesized to be compartmentalized. Occurrence of organ failure determines the outcome in patients with this disease. The lung is frequently involved in multiple organ failure. The aim of this study is to determine the role of neutrophil migration and activation in three different compartments (abdominal, circulatory, pulmonary) during secondary peritonitis. …
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Title
Early abdominal and pulmonary neutrophil accumulation and activation in patients with secondary peritonitis: a compartmentalized response
Authors
O van Till
V den Broeder
T Out
P Bresser
R Lutter
M Schultz
D Gouma
M Boermeester
Publication date
01-02-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2636

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