Lack of association of S100β and neuron-specific enolase with mortality in critically ill patients
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between brain damage biomarkers and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: The sample comprised 70 patients admitted to an ICU. Blood samples were collected from all patients on ICU admission, and levels of S100β and neuron-specific enolase (NS...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2013-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000300267&lng=en&tlng=en |