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Leptin in sepsis : A well suited biomarker in critically ill patients

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

Subjects

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Tags

Critical Care Medicine

Advisors

Hamed, Gamal, Abdel-Lattif, Einas, Teaima, Khaled M.

Authors

Farag, Noura Ahmad

Accessioned

2017-07-12 06:39:58

Available

2017-07-12 06:39:58

type

M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

Sepsis with acute organ dysfunction (severe sepsis) is common and frequently fatal. Leptin, a hormone mainly generated by adipocytes, has Several activating effects towards T cells, monocytes, endothelium cells and cytokine production suggesting a protective role of leptin in the setting of an acute systemic inflammation serum leptin level on 2nd day can differentiate between sepsis and noninfectious SIRS and its level of 38.05µgm/L has a sensitivity of 93% and a specificity of 100% to diagnose sepsis.

Issued

1 Jan 2013

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/34904

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Thesis

Created At

28 Jan 2023