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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1985-2-20
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pubmed:abstractText |
Previous reports have stressed the immunosuppressive effects of major surgical procedures. In this study, 30 adult patients with a mean burn size of 42.8% TBSA and a mean age of 31.9 years underwent 78 surgical excision and grafting (E/G) procedures. The mean surface area excised was 2,373 cm2, with a mean blood transfusion requirement per E/G of 3,355 cc or 1.4 cc/cm2. The suppressive effect of burn serum was assayed in mixed lymphocyte cultures. Before E/G, burn serum caused a mean 42.2 +/- 3.3% suppression of normal lymphocyte blastogenesis; serum suppressive activity following E/G was reduced to 29.1 +/- 2.9% (p less than 0.005). The mean duration of improvement in lymphocyte function was 5.0 days. E/G procedures which achieved complete burn wound closure were more effective in restoring lymphocyte immunocompetence. E/G has a significant beneficial effect on restoring lymphocyte responsiveness in burn patients. Preliminary evidence suggests that this effect is related to blood transfusions.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
0022-5282
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
25
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
46-52
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Blood Transfusion,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Burns,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Immune Tolerance,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Surgical Flaps,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory,
pubmed-meshheading:3155553-Time Factors
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pubmed:year |
1985
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The effect of surgical excision and grafting procedures on postburn lymphocyte suppression.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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