ELEVATED SERUM ANGIOPOIETIN 2 LEVELS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MORTALITY IN SEPSIS
Siner JM, Bhandari V, Engle KM, Elias JA, Siegel MD. ELEVATED SERUM ANGIOPOIETIN 2 LEVELS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MORTALITY IN SEPSIS. Shock 2009, 31: 348-353. PMID: 18791490, DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e318188bd06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAng-2 levelsIntensive care unitAng-2Tertiary care medical intensive care unitProspective observational cohort studySerum Ang-2 levelsSerum angiopoietin-2 levelsMedical intensive care unitSerum Ang-2Observational cohort studyAngiopoietin-2 levelsIL-6 levelsHospital mortalityHuman sepsisICU admissionSevere sepsisCohort studyEndothelial dysfunctionHospital dischargeICU patientsIllness scoresSeptic shockCare unitIL-6Increased Mortality