Plasma protein C levels in patients with acute lung injury: Prognostic significance

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作者
Matthay, MA [1 ]
Ware, LB
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Cardiovasc Res Inst, Dept Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Cardiovasc Res Inst, Dept Anesthesia, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[3] Vanderbilt Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Allergy Pulm & Crit Care Med, Nashville, TN USA
关键词
acute lung injury; acute respiratory distress syndrome; protein C; sepsis;
D O I
10.1097/01.CCM.0000126121.56990.D3
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R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Decreased circulating protein C is a marker of a prothrombotic state that has been associated with poor clinical outcomes in sepsis. However, protein C has not been measured in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS). In this study, we measured circulating and intra-alveolar concentrations of protein C in 45 patients with ALI/ARDS from septic and nonseptic causes. Plasma protein C levels were lower in ALI/ARDS compared with normal controls. Lower levels of plasma protein C were associated with worse clinical outcomes, including death, fewer ventilator-free days, and more nonpulmonary organ failures, even when only patients without sepsis were analyzed. In summary, the protein C system is markedly disrupted in patients with ALI/ARDS from both septic and nonseptic causes. The protein C system may be a therapeutic target in patients with ALI/ARDS.
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页码:S229 / S232
页数:4
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