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Haptoglobin therapy for possible prevention of renal failure following thermal injury: a clinical study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3989885     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Hemolysis does not necessarily result in acute renal failure in severely burned patients, but free serum hemoglobin may play some important role in the development of renal damage. This controlled study of the effects of haptoglobin administration in severely burned patients presenting with hemoglobinuria produced the following results: As long as free hemoglobin was present in the plasma, free serum haptoglobin remained undetectable. Free serum hemoglobin dropped rapidly after haptoglobin treatment, whereas the free serum hemoglobin levels in control patients remained unchanged for at least 12 hours. The time required for macroscopic hemoglobinuria to clear showed a statistically significant difference between the haptoglobin-treated patients and the control patients. Some patients among the haptoglobin-treated group had prolonged hemolysis and hemoglobinuria which might have cleared with additional doses of haptoglobin.
Authors:
T Yoshioka; T Sugimoto; T Ukai; T Oshiro
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of trauma     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0022-5282     ISO Abbreviation:  J Trauma     Publication Date:  1985 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-06-06     Completed Date:  1985-06-06     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376373     Medline TA:  J Trauma     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  281-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Burns / complications*,  immunology
Haptoglobins / therapeutic use*
Hemoglobins / analysis
Hemoglobinuria / drug therapy,  etiology
Hemolysis
Humans
Kidney Failure, Acute / etiology,  prevention & control*
Male
Prospective Studies
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Haptoglobins; 0/Hemoglobins

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