Publications by authors named "Yong-Xuan Peng"
Article Synopsis
- Children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery are at higher risk for infections due to a weakened immune system (immunosuppression).
- The study analyzed 41 children, revealing that those with early postoperative infections had higher levels of inflammatory cytokines and lower counts of critical immune cells (T cells) compared to non-infected children.
- The findings suggest that monitoring T cell levels after CPB may be a more reliable predictor of early infections than traditional markers like C-reactive protein and procalcitonin.
