Serum Coenzyme Q10 Levels are Decreased in Critically-Ill Septic Patients: Results From a Preliminary Study.

Alice Georgia VassiliouZafeiria MastoraEdison JahajChrysi KeskinidouMaria E PratikakiEfstathia KampisiouliStylianos E OrfanosAnastasia KotanidouIoanna Dimopoulou

Published in: Biological research for nursing (2020)

CoQ10 levels in critically-ill patients are low on ICU admission compared to healthy controls and exhibit a further decrease in sepsis and septic shock. These results suggest that sepsis severity leads to CoQ10 depletion.

Keyphrases

septic shock
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome