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Severe persistent hypocholesterolemia after emergency gastrointestinal surgery predicts in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with diffuse peritonitis

BACKGROUND: Plasma cholesterol acts as a negative acute phase reactant. Total cholesterol decreases after surgery and in various pathological conditions, including trauma, sepsis, burns, and liver dysfunction. This study aimed to determine whether hypocholesterolemia after emergency gastrointestinal...

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Autores principales: Lee, Seung Hwan, Lee, Jin Young, Hong, Tae Hwa, Kim, Bo Ok, Lee, Yeon Ju, Lee, Jae Gil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29979773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200187

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