The relationship between immune status as measured by stimulated ex-vivo tumour necrosis factor alpha levels and the acquisition of nosocomial infections in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients

Immunological dysfunction is common in critically ill patients but its clinical significance and the optimal method to measure it are unknown. The level of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF- α) after ex-vivo who...

Source: Intensive Care Medicine Experimental - September 16, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Gabrielle Levin, J. Gordon Boyd, Andrew Day, Miranda Hunt, David M. Maslove, Patrick Norman, Nicole O ’Callaghan, Stephanie Sibley and John Muscedere Tags: Research Source Type: research