The immune-enhancing effect of perioperative thymopentin administration in elderly patients undergoing major surgery.

Faist, E

The immune-enhancing effect of perioperative thymopentin administration in elderly patients undergoing major surgery. [electronic resource] - Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) Dec 1988 - 1449-53 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article

0004-0010

10.1001/archsurg.1988.01400360019001 doi


Adjuvants, Immunologic--administration & dosage
Aged
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Clinical Trials as Topic
Drug Hypersensitivity--prevention & control
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital--immunology
Heart Diseases--immunology
Humans
Immunity, Cellular--drug effects
In Vitro Techniques
Indomethacin--pharmacokinetics
Injections, Subcutaneous
Interleukin-2--biosynthesis
Lymphocyte Activation--drug effects
Male
Middle Aged
Peptide Fragments--administration & dosage
Random Allocation
Skin Tests
T-Lymphocytes--immunology
Thymopentin
Thymopoietins--administration & dosage
Thymus Hormones--pharmacokinetics
Time Factors