Lipoprotein metabolism in patients with severe sepsis

HJ Van Leeuwen, ECJM Heezius… - Critical care …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Objective Lipoproteins have been implicated to play a role in innate immunity. Changes in
lipoprotein levels have been reported in a variety of inflammatory disorders. Not much is
known about lipoprotein metabolism in patients with severe sepsis. We conducted an
ancillary study in a multiple-center phase III sepsis trial to investigate the dynamics of
plasma lipoproteins in patients with severe sepsis. Design Prospective analysis in patients
meeting criteria for severe sepsis as part of a multiple-center sepsis study (KyberSept) with …