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World J Clin Cases. Nov 16, 2021; 9(32): 9731-9740
Published online Nov 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i32.9731
Correlation between circulating endothelial cell level and acute respiratory distress syndrome in postoperative patients
Min Peng, Qing-He Yan, Ying Gao, Zhen Zhang, Ying Zhang, Yi-Feng Wang, He-Ning Wu
Min Peng, Qing-He Yan, Ying Gao, Zhen Zhang, Ying Zhang, Yi-Feng Wang, He-Ning Wu, Department of Intensive Care Unit, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300070, China
Author contributions: Peng M conceived and coordinated the study, designed, performed, and analyzed the experiments, and wrote the article; Yan QH and Gao Y carried out the data collection; Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Wang YF and Wu HN performed the data analysis; All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of manuscript.
Supported by Science and Technology Development Fund Program of Higher Education of Tianjin, No. 20120121.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Ethics Committees of Tianjin Medical University General Hospital (No. IRB2014-YX-002).
Informed consent statement: All patients signed the informed consent form.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Data sharing statement: Not applicable.
STROBE statement: The manuscript was checked according to the STROBE.
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Corresponding author: Min Peng, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Intensive Care Unit, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No. 154 Anshan Street, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, China. pengmin2021@sina.com
Received: June 30, 2021
Peer-review started: June 30, 2021
First decision: July 26, 2021
Revised: August 27, 2021
Accepted: September 24, 2021
Article in press: September 24, 2021
Published online: November 16, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This manuscript evaluated the changes in number of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) might predict occurrence and adverse outcome of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) postoperatively, and higher numbers of CECs are associated with a worse prognosis of ARDS.