Association between acute gastrointestinal injury and biomarkers of intestinal barrier function in critically ill patients

Abstract Background To assess the associations of biomarkers of intestinal barrier function and other clinical variables with acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI) grade, and of these clinical variables with mortality in critically ill patients. Methods This was a single-center, observational, prospec...

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Main Authors: Hongxiang Li, Ying Chen, Feifei Huo, Yushan Wang, Dong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0603-z