Published in:
01-02-2004 | Poster presentation
Antithrombin and free tri-iodothyronine in sepsis
Authors:
P Mateu, V Kostusiak
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2004
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Excerpt
Plasmatic activity of antithrombin (AT), a physiological coagulation inhibitor with anti-inflammatory properties, is a marker of severity validated in sepsis. The nonthyroidal illness syndrome, whose first stage is a decrease in free tri-iodothyronine (fT3) plasmatic concentration, is frequently observed in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Plasmatic levels of fT3 and free thyroxine (fT4) are respectively in correlation with severity and prognosis. The aim of this study is to determine whether a significant correlation exists between T3 and AT in sepsis. …