Spies, Claudia

Intervention at the level of the neuroendocrine-immune axis and postoperative pneumonia rate in long-term alcoholics. [electronic resource] - American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Aug 2006 - 408-14 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1073-449X

10.1164/rccm.200506-907OC doi


APACHE
Aged
Alcoholism--epidemiology
Antifungal Agents--administration & dosage
Comorbidity
Cushing Syndrome--immunology
Digestive System Neoplasms--epidemiology
Double-Blind Method
Ethanol--administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone--blood
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System--drug effects
Interferon-gamma--blood
Interleukin-10--blood
Ketoconazole--administration & dosage
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Morphine--administration & dosage
Pituitary-Adrenal System--drug effects
Pneumonia--immunology
Postoperative Complications--immunology
ROC Curve
Stress, Physiological--immunology
Th1 Cells
Th2 Cells