C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-Inh) therapy was introduced in clinical medicine about 25 years ago
as a replacement therapy for patients with hereditary angioedema caused by a deficiency …

… Fever was defined as axillar or rectal temperature of ≥38C and ≥38.3C, respectively ( 13 ).
The diagnosis of SIRS, severe sepsis, and septic shock was established according to the …

… The complement component C4b/c, a characteristic activation product of the classic
complement pathway, was measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay by using a …

Forty patients with severe sepsis or septic shock recently received C1 inhibitor. In the
present study we studied the effect of C1 inhibitor therapy on circulating elastase-α 1 -antitrypsin …

To evaluate the role of activated cytotoxic cells in patients with severe sepsis (n = 32) or
septic shock (n = 8), direct (granzymes A and B) as well as indirect markers (cytokines) for …

In this study we prospectively assessed the reliability of a new fibrin monomer assay in 106
outpatients with clinically suspected deep venous thrombosis of the lower limb. According to …

We assessed the performance of three rapid D-dimer tests (Auto Dimertest®, VIDAS® and
Tinaquant®) in combination with a pre-test clinical probability model for deep venous …

Fig. 1 Comparison of D-dimer values performed immediately (D-dimer 1) and after storage
at room temperature or transportation (D-dimer 2) of the cited whole blood samples of 117 …

During sepsis the complement system, the contact activation system and the coagulation
cascade are activated. Activation of these plasmatic cascades contributes to the development …

Hydroxocobalamin (OHCo), a red pigment used as an antidote in cyanide poisoning, interferes
with determination of some biochemical parameters. Plasma pools were spiked with two …