| To evaluate the availability of the fibrinolytic system in patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome , ARDS , induced by septicemia or trauma , the following parameters were analysed : fibrinogen , FG , antithrombin 3 , AT 3 , plasma prekallikrein , PPK , plasminogen , PG , alpha 2 antiplasmin , alpha 2 AP , alpha 2 macroglobulin , alpha 2 MG , urokinase inhibitor , UK 1 , streptokinase inhibitor , SK 1 , C 1 inhibitor , C 1 1 , alpha 1 antitrypsin , alpha 1 AT , and fibrinogen fibrin degradation products , FDP . ^^^ Survivors and non survivors of septicemia induced ARDS showed a characteristic feature : marked increase of FG and pronounced decrease of AT 3 and PPK in the coagulation system ; concerning the fibrinolytic system a decrease of PG , alpha 2 AP and alpha 2 MG as well as an increase of inhibitors of PG activators ( PG antiactivators ) UK 1 , SK 1 , C 1 1 and alpha 1 AT ; the FDP titer was elevated . ^^^ |
| We monitored plasma prekallikrein ( PPK ) , glycemia , fructosamine , glycosylated hemoglobin , activated partial thromboplastin time ( PTT ) , INR , fibrinolysis in euglobulins time ( FET ) , level of antithrombin 3 ( AT 3 ) , fibrinogen ( Fb ) and fibrinogen degradation products ( FDP ) . ^^^ |