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A multicenter study of phospholipase A2 in patients in intensive care units.

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1995

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Uhl W, Beger Hg, G. Hoffmann, E. Hanisch, Arianne Schild, Christian Waydhas, E. Entholzner, Kirsten M. Müller, W. Kellermann, Michael Vogeser
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Abstract

These efficiency rates of PLA2 in peritonitis and PMN elastase in multiple injuries were comparable or even better than multifactorial scoring systems used in the study. C-reactive protein did not contribute to an early estimation of the prognosis in all groups analyzed. Therefore, the measurement of PLA2 in patients with diffuse peritonitis and PMN elastase in patients with multiple injuries, as single parameters, is recommended to estimate the individual risk for the occurrence of lethal MOF.