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Research Article| Volume 2, ISSUE 4, P853-867, October 1986

The Cardiopulmonary Effects of Sepsis on the Trauma Patient

  • Robert H. Demling
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author: Longwood Area Trauma Center, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
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    Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

    Director, Longwood Area Trauma Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-0704(18)30584-0
The Cardiopulmonary Effects of Sepsis on the Trauma Patient
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      The cardiopulmonary effects of acute infection are inflammation-induced. Inflammatory mediators can both initiate and perpetuate the characteristic hyperdynamic, hyper-metabolic state.
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      Supported in part by NIH grants HL 30068 and GM 31662.

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