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Prevalence of endotoxemia after surgery and its association with ICU length of stay
Critical Care, 07/08/09

Valenza F et al. - The aim of this observational study was to investigate the prevalence of endotoxemia after surgery and its association with ICU length of stay. 17% of the patients were characterized by high levels of endotoxemia as assessed by EA assay, despite their low level of complexity on admission. High levels of endotoxin were associated with a longer ICU length of stay.

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