Evaluation of Dimethyl Sulfoxide and Dexamethasone on Pulmonary Contusion in Experimental Blunt Thoracic Trauma

Boybeyi O., Bakar B., Aslan M. K., Atasoy P., Kisa U., Soyer T.

THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, vol.62, no.8, pp.710-715, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0033-1352591
  • Journal Name: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.710-715
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background A thoracic traumamodel was designed to evaluate the effect of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and dexamethasone (DX) on histopathologic and oxidative changes in lung parenchyma seen after pulmonary contusion.