Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9405405 | Surgery | 2005 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Postinjury respiratory dysfunction is an obligate event that precedes heart, liver, and kidney failure. The severity of other organ dysfunction is related directly to the severity of respiratory dysfunction. These data implicate lung dysfunction as central to the promotion of pathogenic inflammation and the development of postinjury MOF.
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Authors
David J. MD, Ernest E. MD, Jeffrey L. MD, Jon M. MD, Clay C. MD, Angela MD, PhD,