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Association of patient weight status with plasma surfactant protein D, a biomarker of alveolar epithelial injury, in children with acute respiratory failure.

Shan L WardMary K DahmerHeidi M WeeksAnil SapruMichael W QuasneyMartha A Q CurleyKathleen D LiuMichael A MatthayHeidi R Flori
Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2020)
Obesity was associated with lower plasma SP-D levels on day 2 of ARF. This finding may be explained by altered ARF pathogenesis in obese individuals or a reduced incidence of ventilator-induced lung injury.
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