Increased serum thrombomodulin level is associated with disease severity and mortality in pediatric sepsis.

Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the pathophysiology of sepsis. As previously reported, the serum thrombomodulin is elevated in diseases associated with endothelial injury.The aim of this study was to investigate the association of serum thrombomodulin level in different pediatric...

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Main Authors: Jainn-Jim Lin, Hsiang-Ju Hsiao, Oi-Wa Chan, Yu Wang, Shao-Hsuan Hsia, Cheng-Hsun Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5542536?pdf=render