Antithrombin deficiency is associated with mortality and impaired organ function in septic pediatric patients: a retrospective study

Background Sepsis remains a major problem in intensive care medicine. It is often accompanied by coagulopathies, leading to thrombotic occlusion of small vessels with subsequent organ damage and even fatal multi-organ failure. Prediction of the clinical course and outcome—especially in the heterogen...

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Main Authors: Christian Niederwanger, Tobias Hell, Sophie Hofer, Christina Salvador, Miriam Michel, Bettina Schenk, Benedikt Treml, Mirjam Bachler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5538.pdf