Open AccessReactive hyperemia correlates with the presence of sepsis and glycocalyx degradation in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Luís Malheiro,
Rita Gaio,
Manuel Vaz da Silva,
Sandra Martins,
Susana Sampaio,
Janete QuelhasSantos,
Ana Cerqueira,
António Sarmento,
Lurdes Santos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista brasileira de terapia intensiva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.431
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1982-4335
pISSN - 0103-507X
DOI - 10.5935/0103-507x.20200064
Subject(s) - reactive hyperemia , medicine , prospective cohort study , glycocalyx , sepsis , endothelial dysfunction , peripheral , cardiology , intensive care unit , endothelial activation , endothelium , blood flow , immunology
To investigate whether reactive hyperemia measured by peripheral arterial tonometry correlates with markers of endothelial dysfunction and may be used to identify sepsis in critical illness.