Plasminogen: An Important Hemostatic Parameter in Septic Patients

Autor: Beatriz Sassetti, Gabriela E. Bergonzelli, Egbert K. O. Kruithof, L. Kordich, Ana S. Haedo, Pablo Porterie, Irene Quintana, Ethel Bassilotta, Cristina Duboscq, Nestor Wainsztein
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 77:1090-1095
ISSN: 2567-689X
0340-6245
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656118
Popis: SummaryBackground: Previously we observed in some but not all septic patients a low plasma concentration of plasminogen. Objectives: To investigate prospectively whether plasma levels of plasminogen or the ratio of plasminogen to alpha-2-antiplasmin have a prognostic value for survival from sepsis and to study the variation of other hemostatic parameters during septicemia. Patients: The study population consisted of 45 consecutive patients with septicemia, 15 non-septic patients from the same intensive care unit and 30 healthy volunteers. Measurements and Main Results: Plasminogen concentrations were significantly lower (p
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