The Role of Whole Blood Impedance Aggregometry and Its Utilisation in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Patients with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis in Acute Critical Illness

Gareth R. Davies; Gavin M. Mills; Matthew Lawrence; Ceri Battle; Keith Morris; Karl Hawkins; Phylip Rhodri Williams; Simon Davidson; Dafydd Thomas; Phillip Adrian Evans

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108589

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The Role of Whole Blood Impedance Aggregometry and Its Utilisation in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Patients with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis in Acute Critical Illness

Gareth R. Davies,

Affiliation Institute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Gavin M. Mills,

Affiliation NISCHR Haemostasis Biomedical Research Unit (HBRU), Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Matthew Lawrence,

Affiliations NISCHR Haemostasis Biomedical Research Unit (HBRU), Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Institute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Ceri Battle,

Affiliations NISCHR Haemostasis Biomedical Research Unit (HBRU), Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Intensive Therapy Unit, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Keith Morris,

Affiliations NISCHR Haemostasis Biomedical Research Unit (HBRU), Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, School of Applied Science, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Karl Hawkins,

Affiliations NISCHR Haemostasis Biomedical Research Unit (HBRU), Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Institute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Phylip Rhodri Williams,

Affiliation College of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Simon Davidson,

Affiliation Department of Haematology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Dafydd Thomas,

Affiliations NISCHR Haemostasis Biomedical Research Unit (HBRU), Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Phillip Adrian Evans

* E-mail: Phillip.A.Evans@wales.nhs.uk

Affiliations NISCHR Haemostasis Biomedical Research Unit (HBRU), Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Institute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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The Role of Whole Blood Impedance Aggregometry and Its Utilisation in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Patients with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis in Acute Critical Illness

Gareth R. Davies,
Gavin M. Mills,
Matthew Lawrence,
Ceri Battle,
Keith Morris,
Karl Hawkins,
Phylip Rhodri Williams,
Simon Davidson,
Dafydd Thomas,
Phillip Adrian Evans

Published: September 30, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108589

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