title: Platelets, von Willebrand factor, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs-13, plasma exchange and multiple organ failure: old problem, new approach.
authors.forename: Robert I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D051722:ADAM Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D000071120:ADAMTS13 Protein; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D010976:Platelet Count; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D051722:ADAM Proteins; D000071120:ADAMTS13 Protein; C099604:ADAMTS13 protein, human