Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 243-247 , June 2010

High concentrations of resistin in the peripheral blood of patients with acute basal ganglia hemorrhage are associated with poor outcome

  • Xiao-Qiao Dong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hangzhou Municipal People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310000, China
    • ,
  • Yue-Yu Hu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 0571 86090073.
    • ,
  • Wen-Hua Yu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hangzhou Municipal People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310000, China
    • ,
  • Zu-Yong Zhang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hangzhou Municipal People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310000, China

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☆ Institution at which the work was performed: The First Hangzhou Municipal People’s Hospital.

PII: S0883-9441(09)00240-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.09.008

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 243-247 , June 2010

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