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Plasma glutamine levels before cardiac surgery are related to post-surgery infections; an observational study

BACKGROUND: A low plasma glutamine level was found in 34% of patients after elective cardiothoracic surgery. This could be a result of the inflammation caused by surgical stress or the use of extracorporeal circulation (ECC). But it is also possible that plasma glutamine levels were already lowered...

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Autores principales: Buter, Hanneke, Koopmans, Matty, Kemperman, Ramses, Jekel, Lilian, Boerma, Christiaan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27884211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-016-0549-1