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Open AccessSerum levels of nitric oxide as a predictor of survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by H1N1 pneumonia?
Serum levels of nitric oxide as a predictor of survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by H1N1 pneumonia?
- PEDJA KOVAČEVIĆ1,2
- SAŠA DRAGIĆ2
- JADRANKA VIDOVIĆ2
- SLAVICA ZELJKOVIĆ2
- DANICA MOMČIČEVIĆ2
- ZVEZDANA RAJKOVAČA1
- TIJANA KOVAČEVIĆ2
1Department for Physiology, Medical School Banja Luka, Bosnia - Herzegovina
2Medical Intensive Care Unit, Clinical Centre Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina Tijana Kovačević Department for Hospital Pharmacy, Clinical Centre Banja Luka
*Corresponding Author(s): PEDJA KOVAČEVIĆ E-mail: peko051@yahoo.com
Abstract
A large number of studies show elevated levels of nitric oxide (NO) in infective syndromes, but there is an insufficient number of studies which have investigated serum levels of NO in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), especially in relation to survival. Hence, we created a study with the aim of determining the NO levels in relation to ARDS survival.
Serum levels of NO were measured by Griess reaction in 29 patients [16 men (55%), mean age years 52.72±18]. All data were statistically analyzed using one way ANOVA.
Our results show significantly higher serum NO levels in ARDS survivors compared to ARDS non-survivors, (p < 0.05). We conclude that higher serum levels of NO are strongly associated with better clinical outcomes, including increased survival.
Keywords
acute respiratory distress syndrome, nitrogen oxide species, outcome
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PEDJA KOVAČEVIĆ,SAŠA DRAGIĆ,JADRANKA VIDOVIĆ,SLAVICA ZELJKOVIĆ,DANICA MOMČIČEVIĆ,ZVEZDANA RAJKOVAČA,TIJANA KOVAČEVIĆ. Serum levels of nitric oxide as a predictor of survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by H1N1 pneumonia?. Signa Vitae. 2015. 10(1);63-73.
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