01.04.2012 | Letter
Carboxyhemoglobin levels during human inflammation
verfasst von:
Mirrin Josefien Dorresteijn, Peter Pickkers
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Ausgabe 2/2012
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Excerpt
In agreement with the study by Fazekas and colleagues [
1] in a recent issue of
Critical Care, an increase in the concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) has been observed after surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass and during sepsis [
2]. Although inflammation induces heme oxygenase and the above-mentioned conditions do lead to inflammation, a clear association in humans has not been established, underlining the relevance of the remarks made by Cove and Pinsky [
3] in the same issue of
Critical Care. We would like to present data that illustrate that inflammation does increase CO in humans
in vivo. …
