Intra-Abdominal Hypertension Causes Bacterial Growth in Lungs: An Animal Study
To study the effect of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) on the frequency of pneumonia with an experimental study, thirteen Sprague-Dawley rats were included. Eight out of thirteen animals were randomly assigned to receive 10 ml of benzalkonium chloride 0.2% (megacolon group) and five animals recei...
Main Authors: | Eleni Papakrivou, Demosthenes Makris, Efstratios Manoulakas, Magda Mitroudi, Konstantinos Tepetes, Konstantinos Papazoglou, Epaminondas Zakynthinos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4601348 |
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