The role of whole blood impedance aggregometry and its utilisation in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis in acute critical illness.

The role of whole blood impedance aggregometry and its utilisation in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis in acute critical illness.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prognostic and diagnostic value of whole blood impedance aggregometry in patients with sepsis and SIRS and to compare with whole blood parameters (platelet count, haemoglobin, haematocrit and white cell count). METHODS: We performed an observational, prospective study in the...

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Main Authors: Gareth R Davies, Gavin M Mills, Matthew Lawrence, Ceri Battle, Keith Morris, Karl Hawkins, Phylip Rhodri Williams, Simon Davidson, Dafydd Thomas, Phillip Adrian Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4182491?pdf=render

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