Sådanne kliniske tilstande omfatter akut respiratorisk distress- syndrom (ARDS), brugen af kunstig respiration med PEEP (positivt end- expiratory pressure), svært hjertesvigt (NYHA IV), endokarditis, akut myokardieinfarkt med medfølgende angina eller ustabil angina, hjerter med kunstige klapper, akutte tilstande af systemisk inflammation eller sepsis, kendte tilstande af hyperaktivt koagulationssystem og/ eller tilbagevendende thromboembolisme og renal eller hepatisk lidelse i slutstadiet.
Such clinical states include adult respiratory distress syndrome, the use of artificial respiration with positive end-expiratory pressure, severe heart failure (NYHA IV), endocarditis, acute myocardial infarction with on-going angina or unstable angina, hearts with prosthetic valves, acute states of systemic inflammation or sepsis, known states of hyperactive coagulation system and/ or recurrent thromboembolism, renal or hepatic end-stage disease.