Effects of malignancy on blood coagulation in septic intensive care patients

Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis : an International Journal in Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Ecaterina ScărlătescuDana R Tomescu

Abstract

: The objectives of the study are to examine the effect of sepsis on the coagulation profile of patients having solid cancer and to test the hypothesis that septic patients with cancer have normal or increased hemostatic capacity despite prolonged standard coagulation tests (SCTs) compared with noninfected cancer patients. Patients with solid cancer were included in the study forming two groups: study group included patients with sepsis with minimum two organ dysfunctions and control group formed by noninfected cancer patients. SCTs, platelet count, plasma levels of coagulation factors and rotation thromboelastometry (TEM International GmbH, Munich, Germany) were determined in both groups. Study group patients (n = 35) showed prolonged SCTs, thrombocytopenia, decreased coagulation factor levels and increased D-dimer compared with control group (n = 35). However, fibrinogen levels and clot firmness assessed by rotation thromboelastometry were not different between groups and clot lysis indexes at 45 and 60 min were increased in study group compared with control group. The first derivative of the clot firmness curve revealed an increased time to the maximum velocity of clot formation for study group, without differences in the ma...Continue Reading

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Jul 10, 2018·Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis : an International Journal in Haemostasis and Thrombosis·Ecaterina ScărlătescuDana R Tomescu
May 14, 2020·Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis : an International Journal in Haemostasis and Thrombosis·Ecaterina ScarlatescuDana R Tomescu
Dec 26, 2018·The Journal of Critical Care Medicine·Dana TomescuAlexander Vitin

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