Cytokine profile in elderly patients with sepsis.

Indian J Crit Care Med · 2009 · PMC2772241 · PMID 19881187

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Conversely, an increasing trend in the pro-inflammatory cytokines was associated with higher mortality.

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Discussion Cytokine profiling of patients with severe sepsis may be a very useful tool in the prediction of mortality and better management of patients in sepsis.[ 3 6 ] A decreasing trend in IL-6 values was associated with a better prognosis in both male and female sub-groups in our study.

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