Aspects of hemostasis and the immunology of burns
Hainaut, J.
Biomedicine and PharmacoTherapy 41(2): 84-88
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0753-3322 PMID: 2440499 Document Number: 297577
Burn injury haemostasis and immunology are described comprehensively, in terms of the involvement of kallikrein/antiproteases anti-kallikrein system. The plasma prekallikrein level correlates with prognosis and infection. The kallikrein, active on angio-haemostasis, depress cellular immunity. A test to monitor the restoration E-rosette formation is described. The level of antithrombin III and alpha-2-macroglobulin antithrombins and main-anti-kallikreins correlates with prognosis for initial therapy, the use of these proteins is discussed.