Hypercoagulation and hypermetabolism of fibrinogen in severely burned adults

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This study investigated changes in plasma fibrinogen metabolism and changes in coagulation in severely burned adults. Ten patients (27 ± 3 years; 91 ± 6 kg) with 51 ± 3% TBSA were consented and enrolled into an institutional review board–approved prospective study. On the study day, stable isotope infusion of 1-13C-phenylalanine and d5phenylalanine was performed to quantify fibrinogen production and consumption. During the infusion, vital signs were recorded and blood samples were drawn every hour. Coagulation was measured by thromboelastograph (TEG). Ten normal healthy volunteers (37 ± 7 years; 74 ± 4 kg) were included as the control group. Burned adults had elevated heart rates (120 ± 2 vs 73 ± 5 [control] beats/minute), respiration rates (23 ± 2 vs 15 ± 1 breaths/minute), plasma glucose (127 ± 10 vs 89 ± 2 mg/dl), and fibrinogen levels (613 ± 35 vs 239 ± 17 mg/dl); and decreased albumin (1.3 ± 0.2 vs 3.7 ± 0.1 g/dl) and total protein (4.4 ± 0.2 vs 6.8 ± 0.1 g/dl, all P < .05). Clotting speed (TEG-alpha) and clot strength (TEG-MA) were increased in the burn group (62 ± 4 vs 50 ± 4°, and 76 ± 2 vs 56 ± 2 mm, respectively, both P < .05). The hypercoagulable state postburn is in part a result of increased fibrinogen synthesis, over and above increased fibrinogen breakdown.

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Martini, W. Z., Holcomb, J. B., Yu, Y. M., Wolf, S. E., Cancio, L. C., Pusateri, A. E., & Dubick, M. A. (2020). Hypercoagulation and hypermetabolism of fibrinogen in severely burned adults. In Journal of Burn Care and Research (Vol. 41, pp. 23–29). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irz147

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