Assessment of immune organ dysfunction in critical illness: utility of innate immune response markers

Assessment of immune organ dysfunction in critical illness: utility of innate immune response markers

Abstract In critically ill patients, organ dysfunctions are routinely assessed, monitored, and treated. Mounting data show that substantial critical illness-induced changes in the immune system can be observed in most ICU patients and that not only “hyper-inflammation” but also persistence of an ant...

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Main Authors: Carmen Andrea Pfortmueller, Christian Meisel, Michaela Fux, Joerg C. Schefold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Subjects:
Sepsis
Sepsis-associated immunosuppression
Biomarkers
Critical illness
Immune function
Immunomodulation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40635-017-0163-0

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