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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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Lee, Seung Hwan, Lee, Jin Young, Hong, Tae Hwa, Kim, Bo Ok, Lee, Yeon Ju, Lee, Jae Gil
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034864/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29979773
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200187
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