Clinical significance of fibrinuria with fibrinogen split-product E following kidney allotransplantation.

ABSTRACT

Typical findings of disseminated intravascular coagulation were found in patients following kidney allotransplantation where quantitative determinations revealed fibrin degradation products in the urine. Split-product E, which was quantitatively determined in urine samples, contributes to this fibrinuria. Elevated levels of fibrinogen split products in serum as well as in urine are detectable several days prior to clinical signs of rejections and serve as an early indicator of impending rejection in patients with renal allografts.