Oxygen-Induced Consumptive Coagulopathy and its Enhancement by Lead Acetate

Summary

The exposure of rats to 100% oxygen at 1 atmosphere leads to a prolongation of prothrombin times and activated partial thromboplastin times. This development is associated with a consumption of factor XII, VIII, and VII activities and with the appearance of fibrin monomers and fibrinogen degradation products. Lead acetate enhances all oxygen-induced changes of the coagulation systems drastically. The O₂ survival time of chicks which are naturally deficient in factor XII is greatly increased over that of rats and is not affected by lead acetate. Oxygen survival times of rats suffering from chronic respiratory disease (CRD) are also significantly increased when compared with normal rats. It appears that consumptive coagulopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation are early events in oxygen exposure, and that their development is accelerated by lead ions.

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