ISSN:
1432-1238
Schlagwort(e):
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
;
Lipids
;
Lipid peroxidation
;
Oxygen radical
;
Tocopherol
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract Plasma tocopherol, plasma total lipid levels and tocopherol-lipid ratio were measured every 6 h during 48 h in 12 critically ill patients and compared with those of a control group. The patients were divided into two groups. Group I comprised 6 critically ill patients with ARDS and group II comprised 6 severely ill patients without ARDS. The means for all observations of plasma tocopherol, total lipid levels and tocopherol-lipid ratio in groups I and II were significantly depressed relative to a control group (p〈0.0001). The difference in the average tocopherol-lipid ratio between the three groups (p〈0.0001) and between the groups I and II was statistically significant (p〈0.0001). Our results indicated: (1) a decrease of vitamin E concentrations in the critically ill patients, particularly in ARDS patients; (2) the importance of the relationship between plasma tocopherol and plasma lipids levels in evaluating the deficiency in vitamin E which was evident in ARDS patients.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00295983
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