Open AccessThe content of plasma selenium in early admitted septic patients
Author(s) -
Omid Moradi Moghaddam,
Mohammad Niakan Lahiji,
Azadeh Moghaddas,
Maryam Farasatinasab,
Somayyeh Nasiripour
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/2279-042x.200991
Subject(s) - medicine , selenium , blood sampling , sepsis , selenium deficiency , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , materials science , catalase , oxidative stress , glutathione peroxidase , metallurgy
Selenium depletion has been reported in critical illness correlates with an increase in mortality and morbidity. In this study, we aimed to access the selenium plasma levels of septic patients early at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission in order to compare with reference range.