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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
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Special Issue 1/2004
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Excerpt
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. …