Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 68-74 , 1 June 2008

Sublethal Trauma Model With Systemic Endotoxemia for the Study of Microcirculatory Disorders After the Second Hit

  • Philip Gierer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
    • Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
    • ,
  • Johannes N. Hoffmann, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Klinikum Groβhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Felix Mahr

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
    • ,
  • Michael D. Menger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical and Experimental Surgery, University of Saarland, Homburg-Saar, Germany
    • ,
  • Thomas Mittlmeier, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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  • Georg Gradl, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
    • Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
    • ,
  • Brigitte Vollmar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Institute for Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69a, 18055 Rostock, Germany.

Received 3 April 2007

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1 Philip Gierer and Johannes N. Hoffmann contributed equally to this study.

PII: S0022-4804(07)00486-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.07.025

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 68-74 , 1 June 2008

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