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Interleukin-6 in Sepsis—Promising but Yet to Be Proven

Keywords : Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation-II, APACHE II score, Biomarkers, ICU prognostic models, Interleukin-6, Predictive model, Sepsis, Sepsis and ICU, Sequential organ failure assessment

Citation Information : Interleukin-6 in Sepsis—Promising but Yet to Be Proven. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024; 28 (7):629-631.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24758

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 29-06-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2024; The Author(s).


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