The heparin prophylaxis of gas exchange disorders in disseminated intravascular blood coagulation
Riabov, G.A.; Pasechnik, I.N.; Emtsov, I.G.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 63(7): 74-77
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 1788815 Document Number: 372435
Altogether 35 patients operated on for gastric carcinoma were examined. In the postoperative period, a study was made of alterations in gas exchange function of the lungs parallel with the parameters of the hemostatic system. It has been established that in the early postoperative period, arterial hypoxemia was associated with the maximum tension of the functioning of the hemocoagulation system. Administration of heparin in a dose of 20,000 Units/day for 10 days led to a decrease of the period of arterial hypoxemia and reduction of its intensity. This is related to the blockade of intravascular blood coagulation. The heparin dose administered does not influence the plasma content of antithrombin-III and blood fibrinolytic activity.