Open AccessEarly Procoagulant Shift in the Bronchoalveolar Compartment of Patients with Secondary Peritonitis
Author(s) -
J. W. Olivier van Till,
Marcel Levi,
Paul Bresser,
Marcus J. Schultz,
Dirk J. Gouma,
Marja A. Boermeester
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/508290
Subject(s) - bronchoalveolar lavage , fibrinolysis , medicine , gastroenterology , peritonitis , respiratory distress , coagulation , hyperfibrinolysis , anesthesia , pneumonia , immunology , lung
In acute respiratory distress syndrome or pneumonia, a procoagulant shift is observed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). The effect of a primarily extrapulmonary infection on coagulation and fibrinolysis in the pulmonary compartment is unclear.
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