Evaluation of von Willebrand factor as a marker for early diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in comparison to Interleukin-6

Abstract Background Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) constitutes a clinical phenotype of severe lung injury associated with many causes. Endothelial activation and injury is a component of ARDS. The release of von Willebrand factor (vWF) indicates direct endothelial cell damage has occurre...

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Main Authors: Dalia M. ELfawy, Mohmmed Abd Elkalek, Ehab Hamed, Samer Ibrahem, Doaa M. A. ELzoghby, Waleed Abdalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42077-021-00141-x