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Simvastatin improves neutrophil function and clinical outcomes in pneumonia: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Online supplement.
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Article
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Source
American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine; 11/15/2019, Vol. 200 Issue 10, pE1-E19, 19p
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1073449X
Abstract
The article presents a pilot randomised controlled trial for improvement in neutrophil function and clinical outcomes in pneumonia from simvastatin. Topics discussed include information on co-morbidities by organ on an intention to treat basis and compared using Fisher’s Exact test; Simvastatin or placebo as well as standard medical treatment in Patients with pneumonia and sepsis; and NETosis on isolated neutrophils from EDTA vacutainers.