Association between biomarkers of endothelial injury and hypocoagulability in patients with severe sepsis: A prospective study

Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ostrowski, Sisse Rye ^a   Haase, Nicolai ^b   Müller, Rasmus Beier ^b   Møller, Morten Hylander ^b   Pott, Frank Christian ^c   Perner, Anders ^b   Johansson, Pär Ingemar ^d  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b Copenhagen University Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; PROTEIN C; SYNDECAN 1; THROMBOMODULIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; DENMARK; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCOAGULABILITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEVERE SEPSIS; SIMPLIFIED ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORE; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; BLOOD; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AGED; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 84928888764     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-015-0918-5     Document Type: Article

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