Elevated Serum Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Is Associated with Septic Encephalopathy in Adult Community-Onset Severe Sepsis Patients

Background and Aim. Septic encephalopathy (SE) is a common complication of severe sepsis. Increased concentrations of circulating soluble adhesion molecules are reported in septic patients. This study aimed to determine whether serum adhesion molecules are associated with SE. Methods. Seventy nontr...

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Main Authors: Su, Chih-Min, Cheng, Hsien-Hung, Tsai, Tsung-Cheng, Hsiao, Sheng-Yuan, Tsai, Nai-Wen, Chang, Wen-Neng, Lin, Wei-Che, Cheng, Ben-Chung, Su, Yu-Jih, Chang, Ya-Ting, Chiang, Yi-Fang, Kung, Chia-Te, Lu, Cheng-Hsien
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4032707/