Effect of Ageing on Systemic Inflammatory Response in Acute Pancreatitis

Elderly patients show increased incidence of multiple organ dysfunction in acute pancreatitis possibly due to bacterial translocation. This is associated with increased susceptibility to infections in older people. Several reports have related this increased susceptibility to a proinflammatory statu...

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Main Authors: Marcel Cerqueira Cesar Machado, Ana Maria Mendonça Coelho, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque, Sonia Jancar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/270319