THE purpose of this review is to evaluate recent developments in our understanding of the
inflammatory response to cardiac surgery. Scientific knowledge in this field is continually …

The majority of deaths amongst critically ill patients requiring intensive care are attributable
to sepsis and its sequelae: septic shock, the systemic inflammatory response syndrome …

Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with the development of
a systemic inflammatory response that can often lead to dysfunction of major organs. The …

Background. Corticosteroids have been recommended to facilitate rapid recovery after
cardiac surgery. We previously reported that dexamethasone given after induction of …

Oxidative stress plays a central role in the pathogenesis and progression of late
microangiopathic complications (diabetic nephropathy) in diabetes mellitus. Previous …

Inffammation is the initial, nonspecific response of vascularized tissue to a variety of injuries.
It represents the attempt of the body to eliminate the injuring agent. Inffammation, however …

Study objectives Comparison of pulmonary outcomes after off-pump coronary artery bypass
(OPCAB) vs on-pump coronary artery grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass (CABG/CPB) …

Inflammation in itself is not to be considered as a disease... and in disease, where it can alter
the diseased mode of action, it likewise leads to a cure; but where it cannot accomplish that …

Objective: We aimed to quantify concentrations of inducible heme oxygenase (HO)-1 in the
lungs of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and to investigate its role …

Objective: To assess the preventive effect of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine on
postoperative acute renal failure in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing cardiac …