Oxidative Stress and the Critically Ill Patient
( Cell Biology Research Progress )
Publication series ：Cell Biology Research Progress
Author： Ramón Rodrigo (Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program Institute of Biomedical Sciences Faculty of Medicine University of Chile Independencia Chile) and Bettina von Dessauer (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Roberto del Río Children´s Hospital)
Publisher： Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Publication year： 2012
E-ISBN: 9781620815830
Subject： R48 hospice
Keyword： Medicine
Language： ENG
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Description
Recent clinical studies reported that in critically ill patients, oxidative stress caused by an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reduced antioxidant response is an expectable event. This book presents the actual scientific available evidence of the pathophysiology of oxidative stress and the role of it in different clinical situations in the critically ill patient, supporting an adjunct therapy to prevent the evolution to a multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. This point of view is supported by many recent clinical and experimental studies.