Influence of immunomodulatory therapy on pulmonary inflammation in relation to surgical strategy: Results from a porcine polytrauma model

Objectives: The lung is commonly affected in polytraumatized patients. Direct organ damage, systemic and local inflammatory responses as well as choice of surgical stabilization influence the patients’ further clinical course. Modulation of the post-traumatic immune response by targeting the [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]