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Trace elements playa key role in homeostasis, but very little is known about the levels of trace elements in critically ill patients The aim of this study was to evaluate plasma concentrations of two important trace elements, zinc and copper, in the initial 24 h after admission to the intensive care unit and to assess the relationship between these measurements and variables such as age, length of stay in the intensive care unit and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II (severity) score.
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Kogan, A., Singer, P., Cohen, J., Broza, Y., Zinder, O. (1997). Trace Element Deficiency in Critically III Patients. In: List, W.F., Müller, M.M., McQueen, M.J. (eds) Advances in Critical Care Testing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60735-6_31
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