Cargando…

The use of neutrophil elastase inhibitor in the treatment of acute lung injury after pneumonectomy

BACKGROUND: The prognosis of acute lung injury (ALI) after pneumonectomy is poor, with reported mortality rates of 30-100%. Neutrophil elastase inhibitor (NEI) is known to prevent lung injury caused by neutrophil elastase and improve lung function in ALI. We evaluated the effect of NEI on ALI after...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lee, Sang Kwon, Son, Bong Soo, Hwang, Jung Joo, Kim, Kil Dong, Kim, Do Hyung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3680002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23566653
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-69