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New criteria for sepsis-induced coagulopathy (SIC) following the revised sepsis definition: a retrospective analysis of a nationwide survey

BMJ Open · 2017 · Vol. 7(9) · pp. e017046–e017046

Toshiaki Iba✉(Juntendo University)Marcello Di Nisio(University of Chieti-Pescara)Jerrold H. Levy(Duke University)Naoya Kitamura(Asahi Kasei (Japan))Jecko Thachil(Manchester Royal Infirmary)

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Abstract

The SIC score is based on readily available parameters, is easy to calculate and has a high predictive value for 28-day mortality. Future studies are warranted to evaluate whether the SIC score may guide the decision to initiate anticoagulant therapy.

Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicineCoagulopathySepsisDisseminated intravascular coagulationInternal medicineRetrospective cohort studyProthrombin timeLogistic regressionThrombomodulinSOFA score

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AgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsBlood CoagulationBlood Coagulation DisordersFemaleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet CountPrognosisSurveys and QuestionnairesRetrospective StudiesLogistic Models