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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
In seven patients who had to be dialysed between four and 13 times due to acute renal failure, low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) Fragmin was used for anticoagulation. According to dose-finding studies, 80-90 U kg-1 body weight of LMWH as a single bolus were administered initially, producing dose-related levels of 0.3-1.5 anti-factor Xa U ml-1 in plasma. Apart from the anti-Xa activity in the plasma, the thrombin anti-thrombin III complex (TAT complex) and a fibrin degradation product (D-dimer) were measured as parameters of a coagulation activation. A sufficient anti-coagulation during dialysis was supposed to exist at a normal range (5.0 micrograms l-1 or below) of TAT complex. Pathological TAT concentrations at the end of dialysis indicated the requirement of an increased dose for the next dialysis. These concentrations reflected a need for more heparin if, for example, inflammation, indicated by increasing C-reactive protein levels (CRP), occurred. The increase of TAT complex and D-dimer during dialysis showed a good agreement (p less than 0.001). Due to a single bolus application before dialysis, one measurement of TAT at the end of the dialysis was sufficient. The determination of the TAT complex concentration enabled a heparinization better adapted to the clinical situation of intensive-care patients undergoing acute dialyses, so that the coagulation system was not additionally activated by the extracorporeal circulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0036-5513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
The control of anti-coagulation in acute dialyses with sensitive laboratory parameters.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't