Prevention and management of lung infections with thymosin alpha1 in critical patients with tracheotomy / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
; (12): 128-129, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the preventive and therapeutic effect of thymosin alpha(1) on lung infections in critical patients with tracheotomy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-two patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group to receive daily subcutaneous thymosin injection at 11.6 mg and saline of 2 ml for 7 days, respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the control group, the infection rate, white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukiu-6 were significantly lower in the treatment group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Thymosin alpha(1) can be effective for prevention and treatment of lung infections in critical patients with tracheotomy and may improve the patients' immunity and prognosis.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Cirurgia Geral
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Timosina
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Traqueotomia
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Lesões Encefálicas
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Infarto Cerebral
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Adjuvantes Imunológicos
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Estado Terminal
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Usos Terapêuticos
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Tratamento Farmacológico
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article