Sustained high serum malondialdehyde levels are associated with severity and mortality in septic patients

Sustained high serum malondaildehyde levels are associated with severity and mortality in septic patients.  Critical care, Dec 2013, Vol. 17(6), R290.

Lorente, L., et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/17/6/R290/abstract

There is a hyperoxidative state in sepsis. The objective of this study was to determine serum malondialdehyde (MDA) levels during the first week of follow up, whether such levels are associated with severity during the first week and whether non-surviving patients showed higher MDA levels than survivors during the first week.