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The Effects of Atorvastatin on Inflammatory Responses and Mortality in Septic Shock: A Single-center, Randomized Controlled Trial

AIM OF THE STUDY: Pleiotropic effect of statins can modulate inflammation in septic shock. We tested the hypothesis whether statins can reduce mortality in septic shock. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a randomized double-blinded trial with treatment (40 mg dose of atorvastatin for 7 days) and co...

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Autores principales: Singh, Ratender Kumar, Agarwal, Vikas, Baronia, Arvind Kumar, Kumar, Sudeep, Poddar, Banani, Azim, Afzal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29142375
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_474_16