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Ando T, Sasaki T, Naito M. Lethal disseminated intravascular coagulation induced by primary and metastatic neuroendocrine prostate cancer. IJU Case Rep 2024; 7:238-242. [PMID: 38686071 PMCID: PMC11056258 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Introduction Neuroendocrine prostate cancer has a poor prognosis. Although disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with malignancy can be lethal, it very rarely occurs among patients with primary neuroendocrine prostate cancer. Case presentation An 80-year-old man presented to our hospital with bloody sputum. Blood examination indicated disseminated intravascular coagulation. Serum levels of prostate-specific antigen and neuron-specific enolase were 44.274 and 176 ng/mL, respectively. Core needle biopsies of an irregular mass in the prostate and a metastatic tumor in the left iliac bone showed similar neuroendocrine carcinoma cells. Hence, the patient was diagnosed with disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with primary and metastatic neuroendocrine prostate cancer. Unfortunately, he passed away 3 weeks after the biopsies. Conclusion Given the difficulty of effectively treating metastatic neuroendocrine prostate cancer among patients in poor physical condition due to disease progression, identifying a new well-tolerated treatment modality is imperative.
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- Takashi Ando
- Department of UrologyJA Niigata Kouseiren Murakami General HospitalMurakamishiNiigataJapan
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- Department of Orthopedic SurgeryJA Niigata Kouseiren Murakami General HospitalMurakamishiNiigataJapan
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- Department of PathologyNiigata Medical CenterNiigatashiNiigataJapan
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Lin C, Wang J, Cai K, Luo Y, Wu W, Lin S, Lin Z, Feng S. Elevated Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time as a Predictor of 28-Day Mortality in Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Int J Gen Med 2024; 17:1739-1753. [PMID: 38706747 PMCID: PMC11069355 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s459583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Purpose To address the critical mortality rates among sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) patients, early prognosis is vital. This study investigates the relationship between coagulation indices and the 28-day mortality rate in patients with SA-AKI. Patients and Methods This study was a retrospective cohort analysis including patients with SA-AKI admitted to the First Hospital of Fujian Medical University as a training cohort (n = 119) and patients admitted to the Third People's Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine as a validation cohort (n = 51). We examined the relationship between coagulation indices and 28-day mortality in SA-AKI, the cumulative mortality at different activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) levels, and the nonlinear relationship between APTT and 28-day mortality. Receiver operating characteristic curves were plotted, and the area under the curve was calculated to assess the predictive power of APTT. Finally, subgroup analyses were performed to assess the robustness of the association. Results Overall, 119 participants with a mean±standard deviation age of 70.47±15.20 years were included in the training cohort: 54 died, 65 survived. According to univariate and multivariate COX regression analyses, APACHE II score, CRP level, Lac level, and APTT level were independent risk factors for 28-day adverse prognosis. After controlling for some variables, an elevated baseline APTT (≥ 37.7 s) was associated with an elevated risk of 28-day mortality (HR, 1.017; 95% CI, 1.001-1.032), and Kaplan-Meier analyses further confirmed the increased mortality in the group with a higher APTT. The same results were shown when the validation cohort was analyzed (HR, 1.024; 95% CI, 0.958-1.096). Subgroup analyses showed the stability of the association between APTT and poor prognosis in SA-AKI. Conclusion In essence, APTT elevation is synonymous with increased 28-day mortality rates, indicating a poor prognosis in SA-AKI scenarios.
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- Chen Lin
- Department of Emergency, The Third Affiliated People’s Hospital, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, The Third Affiliated People’s Hospital, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, People’s Republic of China
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Helms J, Merdji H, Loewert S, Severac F, Monnier A, Kaurin J, Curtiaud A, Meziani F, Demiselle J. Disseminated intravascular coagulation is strongly associated with severe acute kidney injury in patients with septic shock. Ann Intensive Care 2023; 13:119. [PMID: 38038826 PMCID: PMC10692023 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-023-01216-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) worsens the prognosis of septic shock and contributes to multiple organ failure. To date, no data linking DIC and acute kidney injury (AKI) occurrence, severity, and evolution in this setting are available. We aimed at analyzing the association between AKI occurrence, severity and evolution in patients with septic shock-induced DIC. In a prospective monocentric cohort study, consecutive patients, 18 years and older, admitted in the ICU of Strasbourg University Hospital in the setting of systemic hypotension requiring vasopressor related to an infection, without history of terminal chronic kidney disease were eligible. AKI was defined according to the KDIGO classification. DIC diagnosis was based on the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) score. Evolution of AKI was evaluated through the composite endpoint of major adverse kidney events. Only patients with DIC that occurred before or at the time of AKI diagnosis were considered. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed to determine factors associated with renal outcomes. RESULTS 350 patients were included, of whom 129 experienced DIC. Patients with DIC were more seriously ill (median SAPS II 64 vs. 56, p < 0.001), and had higher 28-day mortality (43.3% vs. 26.2%, p < 0.001). AKI was more frequent in patients with DIC (86.8% vs. 74.2%, p < 0.005), particularly for the more severe stage of AKI [KDIGO 3 in 58.1% of patients with DIC vs. 30.8% of patients without DIC, p < 0.001, AKI requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) in 47.3% of patients with DIC vs. 21.3% of patients without DIC, p < 0.001]. After adjustment for confounding factors, DIC occurrence remained associated with the risk of having the more severe stage of AKI with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.74 [IC 95% (1.53-4.91), p < 0.001], and with the risk of requiring RRT during the ICU stay [OR 2.82 (1.53-5.2), p < 0.001]. CONCLUSION DIC appears to be strongly associated with the risk of developing the more severe form of AKI (stage 3 of the KDIGO classification, RRT requirement), even after adjustment for severity and other relevant factors.
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- Julie Helms
- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France
- UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), Strasbourg, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France
- UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), Strasbourg, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Groupe Méthodes en Recherche Clinique (GMRC), Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France
- UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), Strasbourg, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg Cedex, France.
- UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), Strasbourg, France.
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Sato H, Kanno A, Sato M, Endo A, Ito H, Ohara T, Shirota Y, Sumitomo K, Mori T, Furukawa K. Case Report: A case of TAFRO syndrome with severe and prolonged thrombocytopenia: diagnostic pitfalls. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1266187. [PMID: 37901232 PMCID: PMC10611515 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1266187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Thrombocytopenia, anasarca, myelofibrosis, renal dysfunction, and organomegaly (TAFRO) syndrome is a rare condition with diverse clinical and pathological characteristics related to multi-organ damage. We report a case of TAFRO syndrome complicated by immune thrombocytopenia with prolonged fever and thrombocytopenia for several weeks. A 61-year-old man was transferred with sepsis caused by Enterococcus faecalis, and developed disseminated intravascular coagulation. Antibiotics treatment was initiated: however, low-grade fever and thrombocytopenia persisted despite the adequate antimicrobial treatment. Systemic edema, pleural effusion, and ascites had developed before hospitalization, and renal and liver function had deteriorated, resulting in progressive multi-organ damage. Prednisolone 40 mg/day was initiated based on the assumption of a condition in which excessive production of inflammatory cytokines would lead to systemic deterioration and fatal organ damage. Subsequently, the fever resolved, and renal function began to normalize. However, thrombocytopenia did not show much recovery trend after Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy and initiation of thrombopoietin receptor agonists. Bone marrow biopsy results showed normal bone marrow with no malignant findings. Alternatively, significant clinical signs met the diagnostic criteria for TAFRO syndrome, and a renal biopsy revealed thrombotic microangiopathy, which is also reasonable for renal involvement in TAFRO syndrome. The use of cyclosporine remarkably corrected the thrombocytopenia. We considered this a case of TAFRO syndrome that developed after sepsis with disseminated intravascular coagulation and performed the differential diagnosis of prolonged thrombocytopenia and excluded it. Although TAFRO syndrome is a unique disease concept, diagnostic criteria may consist of nonspecific elements such as generalized edema, thrombocytopenia, persistent fever, and elevated inflammatory response, and there are many differential conditions to exclude, requiring caution in diagnosing TAFRO syndrome.
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- Hironori Sato
- Division of Geriatric and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Geriatric and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Geriatric and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Geriatric and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Community and General Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Wakabayashi Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Geriatric and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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Mori H, Harada-Shirado K, Kawano N, Hayakawa M, Seki Y, Uchiyama T, Yamakawa K, Ishikura H, Irie Y, Nishio K, Yada N, Okamoto K, Ikezoe T. Net reclassification index in comparison of prognostic value of disseminated intravascular coagulation diagnostic criteria by Japanese Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis and International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis: a multicenter prospective cohort study. Thromb J 2023; 21:84. [PMID: 37544993 PMCID: PMC10405497 DOI: 10.1186/s12959-023-00523-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We compared the prognostic value of the Japanese Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (JSTH) disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) diagnostic criteria with that of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) DIC diagnostic criteria for 28-day in-hospital mortality. METHODS We conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study involving two hematology departments, four emergency departments, and one general medicine department in Japan between August 2017 and July 2021. We assessed three ISTH DIC diagnostic criteria categories using low cutoff levels of D-dimer (low D-dimer), high cutoff levels of D-dimer (high D-dimer), and fibrinogen/fibrin degradation products (FDP) as fibrin-related markers. The main outcome was diagnosis-based category additive net reclassification index (NRI). RESULTS A total of 222 patients were included: 82 with hematopoietic disorders, 86 with infections, and 54 with other diseases. The 28-day in-hospital mortality rate was 14% (n = 31). The DIC rates diagnosed by the JSTH, ISTH-low D-dimer, high D-dimer, and FDP DIC diagnosis were 52.7%, 47.3%, 42.8%, and 27.0%, respectively. The overall category additive NRI by JSTH DIC diagnosis vs. ISTH-low D-dimer, high D-dimer, and FDP DIC diagnosis were - 10 (95% confidence interval [CI]: -28 to 8, p = 0.282), - 7.8 (95% CI: -26 to 10, p = 0.401), and - 11 (95% CI: -26 to 3, p = 0.131), respectively. CONCLUSIONS JSTH criterion showed the highest sensitivity for DIC diagnosis that did not improve but reflected the same prognostic value for mortality evaluated using ISTH DIC diagnosis criteria. This finding may help clinicians to use JSTH DIC criterion as an early intervention strategy in patients with coagulopathy.
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- Hirotaka Mori
- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1295 Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1295 Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital, 5-30 Kita Takamatsu- machi, Miyazaki, 880-8510 Miyazaki Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, N14W5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8648 Hokkaido Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Urasa, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata, 4132, 949-7302 Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical Center, 36 Takamatsu-cho, Takasaki, 370-0829 Gunma Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Osaka Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180 Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180 Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, 634-8522 Nara Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, 634-8522 Nara Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kitakyushu City Yahata Hospital, 2-6-2 Ogura Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, 805-8534 Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1295 Fukushima Japan
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Wada H, Shiraki K, Shimpo H, Shimaoka M, Iba T, Suzuki-Inoue K. Thrombotic Mechanism Involving Platelet Activation, Hypercoagulability and Hypofibrinolysis in Coronavirus Disease 2019. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24097975. [PMID: 37175680 PMCID: PMC10178520 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread, with thrombotic complications being increasingly frequently reported. Although thrombosis is frequently complicated in septic patients, there are some differences in the thrombosis noted with COVID-19 and that noted with bacterial infections. The incidence (6-26%) of thrombosis varied among reports in patients with COVID-19; the incidences of venous thromboembolism and acute arterial thrombosis were 4.8-21.0% and 0.7-3.7%, respectively. Although disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is frequently associated with bacterial infections, a few cases of DIC have been reported in association with COVID-19. Fibrin-related markers, such as D-dimer levels, are extremely high in bacterial infections, whereas soluble C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (sCLEC-2) levels are high in COVID-19, suggesting that hypercoagulable and hyperfibrinolytic states are predominant in bacterial infections, whereas hypercoagulable and hypofibrinolytic states with platelet activation are predominant in COVID-19. Marked platelet activation, hypercoagulability and hypofibrinolytic states may cause thrombosis in patients with COVID-19.
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- Hideo Wada
- Department of General and Laboratory Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 5450-132, Japan
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- Department of General and Laboratory Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 5450-132, Japan
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- Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 5450-132, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-0001, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Department of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine, Yamanashi Medical University, Yamanashi 409-3821, Japan
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Ezaki M, Wada H, Ichikawa Y, Ikeda N, Shiraki K, Yamamoto A, Moritani I, Shimaoka M, Shimpo H. Plasma Soluble Fibrin Is Useful for the Diagnosis of Thrombotic Diseases. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12072597. [PMID: 37048680 PMCID: PMC10095172 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12072597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023] Open
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Background: Soluble fibrin (SF) is a form of fibrinogen that is activated by thrombin and is considered to be useful for the diagnosis of the prethrombotic state or thrombosis. Methods: Plasma levels of fibrin-related markers (FRMs), such as SF, D-dimer, fibrinogen, and fibrin degradation prioduct (FDP) levels in critically ill patients, were examined for the diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), venous thromboembolism (VTE), peripheral arterial thromboembolism (PATE), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and acute cerebral infarction (ACI). Results: FRMs showed the usefulness in diagnosing DIC and VTE and the cutoff values of D-dimer, FDP, and SF for DIC were 7.2–7.8 μg/mL, 10.0 μg/mL, and 9.5 μg/mL, respectively. The cutoff values of D-dimer and FDP for VTE were similar to the 97.5th percentile values of healthy volunteers, while the cutoff value of SF was 6.9 μg/mL. In AMI and ACI, the cutoff values of D-dimer and FDP were lower than the 97.5 percentile values of healthy volunteers. A receiver operating characteristic analysis for all thrombosis cases showed that an adequate cutoff value in only SF among FRMs was higher than the confidence interval of healthy volunteers. Only SF had high sensitivity for thrombosis, as the FDP/SF ratio was markedly low for ACI, AMI and VTE. Conclusions: FRMs, especially D-dimer and FDP, were useful for diagnosing thrombosis with hyperfibrinolysis (e.g., DIC). As SF showed high sensitivity for predominantly thrombotic diseases, including arterial thrombosis, such as ACI and AMI, a high SF value suggests the possibility of an association with thrombosis. Finally, SF is the most useful marker for raising suspicion of an association with thrombosis, especially arterial thrombosis.
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- Minoru Ezaki
- Department of Central Laboratory, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan
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- Department of General and Laboratory Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan;
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan
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- Department of General and Laboratory Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-59-345-2321
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Center, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan
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Wada H, Kawasugi K, Honda G, Kawano N, Uchiyama T, Madoiwa S, Takezako N, Suzuki K, Seki Y, Ikezoe T, Iba T, Okamoto K. Sepsis-Associated DIC with Decreased Levels of Antithrombin and Fibrinogen is the Target for Combination Therapy with Thrombomodulin Alfa and Antithrombin. TH OPEN 2023; 7:e65-e75. [PMID: 36846833 PMCID: PMC9946787 DOI: 10.1055/a-2009-9073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is not a homogeneous condition, but rather includes heterogeneous conditions, and its pathophysiology and outcome vary considerably depending on the background. Although anticoagulant therapy is expected to be of benefit in the treatment of DIC, previous studies have suggested that the benefits are limited only to a specific subtype. Objects The purpose of this study was to identify the group that would benefit from combination therapy using thrombomodulin/antithrombin. Methods The data from 2,839 patients registered in the postmarketing surveillance of thrombomodulin were evaluated. The patients were divided into four groups depending on antithrombin and fibrinogen levels, and the additive effects of antithrombin on thrombomodulin were examined in the groups. Results The DIC score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score, and mortality were significantly higher in the DIC group with low-antithrombin/low-fibrinogen than in the DIC groups without either low antithrombin or low fibrinogen. The survival curve was significantly higher in DIC patients with combination therapy than in patients treated with thrombomodulin monotherapy, but this effect was seen only in patients with infection-based DIC. Conclusion DIC patients with low-antithrombin/low-fibrinogen risk poor outcomes, but they can be the target of combination therapy with antithrombin and thrombomodulin as long as the DIC is due to infection.
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- Hideo Wada
- Department of General Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan,Address for correspondence Hideo Wada, MD, PhD Department of General Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical CenterMieJapan
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Affairs, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical Center, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Emergency and Critical Care Center, Mie University Hospital, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Kitakyushu City Yahata Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Wauthier L, Favresse J, Hardy M, Douxfils J, Le Gal G, Roy P, van Es N, Ay C, ten Cate H, Lecompte T, Lippi G, Mullier F. D-dimer testing: A narrative review. Adv Clin Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.acc.2023.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Novel Coagulation Test Detects Anticoagulation Resistance and Is Associated With Thrombotic Events in Pediatric Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Crit Care Explor 2022; 4:e0776. [PMID: 36311559 PMCID: PMC9605743 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Bivalirudin, an IV direct thrombin inhibitor, and unfractionated heparin (UFH) are frequently used anticoagulants in the pediatric critical care setting. An accurate, specific, point-of-care test to quantify and detect anticoagulation resistance is not currently available. This study evaluates the ability of a rapid (< 10 min), micro-volume (< 50 uL) coagulation test to detect and quantify the anticoagulation effect of bivalirudin and UFH using a functional, clot time endpoint in pediatric critical care patients. DESIGN Single-site retrospective laboratory sample analysis and chart review. SETTING A 105-bed pediatric and cardiac ICUs delivering extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. SUBJECTS Forty-one citrated, frozen, biobanked plasma specimens comprising 21 with bivalirudin and 20 with UFH from 15 anticoagulated pediatric patients were analyzed. Thirteen patients were on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, one had a submassive pulmonary embolism, and one was on a left ventricular assist device. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS A Clotting Time Score (CTS) was derived on each sample. The CTS detected patients that had developed a pathologic clotting event with 100% sensitivity and 82% specificity compared with prothrombin time with 25% sensitivity/76% specificity and activated partial thromboplastin time with 0% sensitivity/0% specificity. Additionally, the CTS detected subtherapeutic anticoagulation in response to UFH in patients that were clinically determined to be UFH resistant requiring alternative anticoagulation with bivalirudin. CONCLUSIONS The CTS appears to be a clinically valuable indicator of coagulation status in patients treated with either UFH or bivalirudin. Results outside of the therapeutic range due to inadequate dosing or anticoagulation resistance appeared to be associated with clot formation. CTS testing may reduce the risk of anticoagulation-related complications via the rapid identification of patients at high risk for pathologic thrombotic events.
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Khan ER, Islam A, Jamal CY, Karim MA, Rahman AA, Hafiz MG, Khaleque A. Outcome and complications of pediatric acute promyelocytic leukemia in Bangladesh. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2022; 39:406-417. [PMID: 34986070 DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2021.2002486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pediatric acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is one of the most curable subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia of childhood. But it may have many early complications, especially in developing countries. This study aims to describe the outcome and complications of pediatric APL patients in Bangladesh. This prospective observational study was conducted in the pediatric hematology and oncology department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka from September 2017 to March 2019. In this study, PML:RAR-α (Promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor-α) positive APL cases were included and observed while being treated with risk-directed ATRA (All-trans-retinoic acid) based chemotherapy. Among twenty PML:RAR-α positive APL cases, 13 children were in the high risk group and hemorrhagic manifestations were present in 95% of patients. Post-induction remission was achieved in 85% of the patients. 3-year overall survival was 70% (45-85% with 95% confidence interval). There was no refractory disease or relapses. Neutropenic sepsis was the most common complication and also the most common cause of mortality. In Bangladesh, the 3-year overall survival of pediatric APL is 70% (45-85% with 95% CI). Post-chemotherapy neutropenic sepsis is the most common complication and also the most common cause of mortality in this potentially curable malignancy in Bangladesh.
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- Eshita Reza Khan
- Department of Pediatrics, Mugda Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Wada H, Yamamoto A, Tomida M, Ichikawa Y, Ezaki M, Masuda J, Yoshida M, Fukui S, Moritani I, Inoue H, Shiraki K, Suzuki K, Imai H, Shimaoka M, Shimpo H. Proposal of Quick Diagnostic Criteria for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11041028. [PMID: 35207302 PMCID: PMC8878374 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11041028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The diagnostic criteria for disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) vary and are complicated and the cut-off values are different. Simple and quick diagnostic criteria for DIC are required in physicians for critical care. MATERIAL AND METHODS Platelet counts, prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR) and D-dimer levels were examined in 1293 critical ill patients. Adequate cut-off values of these parameters were determined and a quick DIC score using these biomarkers was proposed. The quick DIC score was evaluated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. RESULTS Using the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare diagnostic criteria, 70 and 109 patients were diagnosed with DIC and pre-DIC, respectively. The ROC analysis of factors difference between DIC and non-DIC, revealed the following cut-off values: PT-INR, 1.20; platelet count, 12.0 × 1010/L and D-dimer, 10.0 μg/mL. Based on the above results, the quick DIC score system was proposed. All patients with DIC had a quick DIC score of 3, 4 or 5, and 85.3% of the patients with pre-DIC had a quick DIC score of ≥3 points. All patients with pre-DIC had a score of ≥2 points. In the ROC analysis, the area under the curve was 0.997 for DIC vs. non-DIC, and 0.984 for pre-DIC + DIC vs. non-DIC, and the cut-off value was 3 points for DIC and 2 points for DIC + pre-DIC. The quick DIC scores of non-survivors were significantly higher than those of survivors. CONCLUSIONS The Quick DIC score system is a simple and useful tool that can be used for the diagnosis of DIC and pre-DIC. Further evaluation of the quick DIC score system in a large-scale study is required.
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- Hideo Wada
- Department of General and Laboratory Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Center, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan; (A.Y.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Center, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan; (A.Y.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan; (Y.I.); (M.E.)
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan; (Y.I.); (M.E.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan;
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan; (S.F.); (I.M.); (H.I.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan; (S.F.); (I.M.); (H.I.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan; (S.F.); (I.M.); (H.I.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan; (S.F.); (I.M.); (H.I.); (K.S.)
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- Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (K.S.); (H.I.)
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- Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (K.S.); (H.I.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan;
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- Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-0885, Japan;
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Larsen JB, Aggerbeck MA, Granfeldt A, Schmidt M, Hvas A, Adelborg K. Disseminated intravascular coagulation diagnosis: Positive predictive value of the ISTH score in a Danish population. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2021; 5:e12636. [PMID: 34938938 PMCID: PMC8660681 DOI: 10.1002/rth2.12636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The diagnostic accuracy of the ISTH's disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) score remains to be investigated in contemporary patient populations. OBJECTIVE To examine the positive predictive value (PPV) of an ISTH DIC score ≥5 for identifying patients with overt DIC in a Danish hospital laboratory information system database. MATERIALS AND METHODS A population-based cross-sectional validation study in the Central Denmark Region (2015-2018). Patients with a DIC score ≥5 were identified from the hospital laboratory information system database. Only patients with a potential underlying cause of DIC were included in the analyses. Cases were adjudicated by the authors as the gold standard for DIC diagnosis. The diagnosis of overt DIC was assigned on the basis of clinical signs of microthrombosis and/or bleeding and available laboratory records. PPVs with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed. RESULTS Medical records of 225 patients were included. The overall PPV for overt DIC was 68% (95% CI, 61-74) and for overt + subclinical DIC, 83% (95% CI, 77%-88%) and increased with higher scores from 47% (95% CI, 35-59) for DIC score 5 to 88 (95% CI, 79-94) for DIC score ≥7. PPV was higher among intensive care patients and patient with sepsis, low antithrombin activity, prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time, or high Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score. CONCLUSION The accuracy of ISTH DIC score ≥5 was moderate for overt DIC but increased with increasing scores and depended on the underlying cause of DIC. This new knowledge provides guidance to physicians and enables DIC research using laboratory-based data.
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- Julie Brogaard Larsen
- Department of Clinical BiochemistryThrombosis and Haemostasis Research UnitAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
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- Department of Clinical BiochemistryThrombosis and Haemostasis Research UnitAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive CareAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
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- Department of CardiologyAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
- Department of Clinical EpidemiologyAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
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- Department of Clinical BiochemistryThrombosis and Haemostasis Research UnitAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
- Department of Clinical MedicineAarhus UniversityAarhusDenmark
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- Department of Clinical BiochemistryThrombosis and Haemostasis Research UnitAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
- Department of Clinical EpidemiologyAarhus University HospitalAarhusDenmark
- Department of Clinical MedicineAarhus UniversityAarhusDenmark
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Matsuno T, Matsuura H, Fujii S, Suzuki R, Sugiura Y, Miura Y. Anti-Fy a-mediated delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction following emergency-release red blood cell transfusion: possible involvement of HLA-DRB1*04:03 in the Japanese population. Int J Hematol 2021; 115:440-445. [PMID: 34714525 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-021-03242-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A 43-year-old Japanese male, who had undergone open liver surgery for tumor resection, presented with decreased hemoglobin levels on Day 13 post-emergency-release transfusion of 16 units of Fy(a +) red blood cells. As the anemia was accompanied by increased lactate dehydrogenase, indirect bilirubin, and reticulocytes, as well as decreased haptoglobin, it was attributed to hemolysis. In the diagnostic workup for hemolytic reaction, the direct antiglobulin test result for IgG was positive and the antibody dissociated from the patient's peripheral red blood cells was identified as anti-Fya (titer, 4). The hemolytic reaction was transient (approximately 10 days), of moderate severity, and did not result in any obvious organ damage. However, a single compatible red blood cell transfusion of 2 units was required on Day 17 after the causative transfusion. Notably, HLA typing revealed that the patient carried the HLA-DRB1*04:03 allele, which has been implicated in immunogenicity and induction of anti-Fya response in Caucasian populations. In summary, this is the first documented case of definitive anti-Fya-mediated delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction associated with HLA-DRB1*04:03 in the Japanese population.
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- Takahiro Matsuno
- Department of Blood Transfusion, Fujita Health University Hospital, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Fujita Health University Hospital, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.,Department of Molecular Laboratory Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medical Sciences, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Fujita Health University Hospital, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Fujita Health University Hospital, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Fujita Health University Hospital, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan. .,Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.
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Iba T, Umemura Y, Wada H, Levy H. The Roles of Coagulation Disorder and Microthrombosis in Sepsis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Arch Med Res 2021; 52:788-797. [PMID: 34344558 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2021.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The diagnostic criteria of overt disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) were established by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) in 2001. Since then, DIC has long been associated with adverse outcomes. However, recent advances in sepsis shed light on the role of coagulation disorders in the progression of sepsis. Currently, inflammation and coagulation are recognized as the two drivers that promote organ dysfunction in sepsis and septic shock. The ISTH has published new diagnostic criteria for improved management, namely sepsis-induced coagulopathy (SIC), in 2017. SIC is a pragmatic scoring system composed of platelet count, prothrombin time, and organ dysfunction score to detect the early-stage of sepsis-associated DIC. Since overt DIC represents an uncompensated coagulation disorder, a two-step approach using SIC and overt DIC criteria is a novel strategy to evaluate the severity and manage this challenging complication. Although there is no globally agreed on anticoagulant therapy for DIC, the Japanese Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines 2020 recommend using antithrombin and recombinant thrombomodulin for sepsis associated DIC. Since research in this area has been previously reported, an international collaborative study is necessary to develop future diagnostic tools and treatment strategies.
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- Toshiaki Iba
- Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan; Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka, University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Surgery, Duke University, School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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Iba T, Warkentin TE, Connors JM, Levy JH. Therapeutic strategies in patients with coagulopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation: awareness of the phase-dependent characteristics. Minerva Med 2021; 112:701-712. [PMID: 33709675 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4806.21.07469-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) has long been understood as a condition where both thrombotic and hemostatic abnormalities coexist. DIC is a difficult complication for clinicians to manage as it is due to multiple underlying complications of pathophysiologic abnormalities in diverse disease states. Ongoing research continues to define the meaning of DIC, evaluate therapeutic options, and how it presents with the complex paradigm of systemic activation of coagulation. In this review we introduce the current topis regarding this tough situation. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Online search of published medical literature through MEDLINE and Web of Sience using the term "disseminated intravascular coagulation", "coagulopathy", "coagulation disorder", "hemostasis", "fibrinolysis", "thrombus" and "anticoagulants". EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Articles were chosen for inclusion based on their relevance to disseminated intravascular coagulation, coagulopathy, hemostasis and thrombosis in sepsis, COVID-19, trauma, and obstetrics. Reference lists were reviewed to identify additional relevant articles. CONCLUSIONS DIC is recognized as a pathologically triggered and dysregulated systemic activation of coagulation in response to various noxious stimuli. DIC's phenotype and clinical manifestations can vary from prothrombotic to hemorrhagic, depending on the underlying diseases. However, the fundamental mechanisms of systemic and vascular endothelial dysfunction can be explained as different phases of the acute response, with an initial prothrombotic phase that can commonly change to hemostatic insufficiency. Thrombin is the key initiator of the pathophysiologic process along with endothelial injury and initially fibrinolysis activation followed by fibrinolysis suppression. There is no established approach for managing DIC beyond initially treating the underlying disease and replacement therapy for the management of coagulopathy. Targeting anticoagulation therapy with antithrombin concentrates and recombinant thrombomodulin for the prevention of microthrombus formation, and antifibrinolytic therapy using tranexamic acid for the coagulopathy after massive bleeding, continue to be studied as therapeutic options.
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- Toshiaki Iba
- Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan -
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Hematology Division Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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Xu L, Yin W, Li G, Fang J, Zhang L, Liu L, Xiong Y, Wu J, Pan G, Ma J, Chen Z. Effect of disseminated intravascular coagulation on donation after citizens' death donor kidneys. Transl Androl Urol 2021; 10:1273-1278. [PMID: 33850761 PMCID: PMC8039612 DOI: 10.21037/tau-20-785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background To investigate the effect of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) on donor kidney in donation after citizens’ death (DCD) donors. Methods The clinical and laboratory data of 159 DCD donors obtained by our center in 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The DIC diagnosis was performed according to the Chinese DIC scoring system (CDSS). The donors were divided into two groups: DIC (+) and DIC (−). The difference between kidney rejection rate and zero puncture glomerular microthrombus formation rate were compared. Results Among the 159 DCD donors, 11 were discarded (accounting for 6.91%). The reasons for the discarded cases included 5 cases (3.14%) for moderate and severe glomerular microthrombus formation in the renal zero puncture pathology; 2 cases (1.26%) for glomerular sclerosis ratio over 50%; 2 cases (1.26%) for long-term low blood pressure before pregnancy and significantly increased serum creatinine level and no urine; 1 case (0.73%) for kidney stones and stagnant water; 1 case (0.63%) for malignant tumor. The donor rejection rate of the DIC (+) group was higher than that of the DIC (−) group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Among all donors, 10 cases (6.29%) were found to have glomerular microthrombus at zero puncture, and the microthrombotic rate in the DIC (+) group was significantly higher than that in the DIC (−) group (P<0.05). Of the 10 microthrombotic donors, 5 donors with severe glomerular microthrombus were discarded. Conclusions Donor-induced DIC can easily cause renal glomerular microthrombus formation, and the donor kidney rejection rate has increased.
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- Lu Xu
- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Kawasugi K, Wada H, Honda G, Kawano N, Uchiyama T, Madoiwa S, Takezako N, Suzuki K, Seki Y, Ikezoe T, Iba T, Okamoto K. Hypofibrinogenemia is associated with a high degree of risk in infectious diseases: a post-hoc analysis of post-marketing surveillance of patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation treated with thrombomodulin alfa. Thromb J 2021; 19:12. [PMID: 33632246 PMCID: PMC7908729 DOI: 10.1186/s12959-021-00264-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background In patients with infectious diseases, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is often diagnosed without the fibrinogen value. The relationship between hypofibrinogenemia and outcomes of DIC in infectious diseases has thus remained unclear. Methods We analyzed 3204 patients who received with thrombomodulin alfa (TM-α) for DIC and suspected DIC. Hypofibrinogenemia was defined by a fibrinogen level < 1.5 g/L. Results Hypofibrinogenemia was observed in 10.3% of patients with infectious diseases. The frequencies of both bleeding and organ failure symptoms, and the scores for organ failure or the DIC diagnostic criteria were significantly higher in infectious disease patients with hypofibrinogenemia, suggesting that in patients with infectious diseases, hypofibrinogenemia is associated with more progressive and severe DIC. Although the 28-day survival rate and the DIC resolution rate were both significantly lower for infectious disease patients with DIC with hypofibrinogenemia than for those without hypofibrinogenemia, this difference was not observed in DIC patients with hematological diseases. Conclusions Hypofibrinogenemia among infectious disease patients with DIC may reflect increased consumption of fibrinogen due to accelerated coagulation reactions, while hypofibrinogenemia among hematological disease patients with DIC may be caused by fibrinogenolysis due to hyperfibrinolysis, and frequently results in bleeding and multiple-organ failure. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12959-021-00264-z.
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- Kazuo Kawasugi
- Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Affairs, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical Center, Takasaki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Emergency and Critical Care Center, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Kitakyushu City Yahata Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Recent advances in the research and management of sepsis-associated DIC. Int J Hematol 2021; 113:24-33. [PMID: 33386597 PMCID: PMC7775827 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-020-03053-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a common and life-threatening complication in sepsis. Sepsis-associated DIC is recognized as the systemic activation in coagulation with suppressed fibrinolysis that leads to organ dysfunction in combination with systemic intravascular inflammation. In this process, thrombin contributes a key role in connecting both coagulation and inflammation. Endothelial injury, a result of sepsis, causes DIC due to the effect of multiple activated factors that include neutrophils, platelets, and damage-associated molecular patterns. Recent advances in the understanding of pathophysiology have made it possible to diagnose sepsis-associated DIC at earlier timing with better accuracy. However, progress in the treatment is still limited, and new therapeutics for sepsis-associated DIC are needed.
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Asakura H. Diversity of disseminated intravascular coagulation and selection of appropriate treatments. Int J Hematol 2020; 113:10-14. [PMID: 33159644 PMCID: PMC7648536 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-020-03030-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Hidesaku Asakura
- Department of Hematology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan.
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Ohbe H, Yamakawa K, Taniguchi K, Morita K, Matsui H, Fushimi K, Yasunaga H. Underlying Disorders, Clinical Phenotypes, and Treatment Diversity among Patients with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. JMA J 2020; 3:321-329. [PMID: 33225104 PMCID: PMC7677446 DOI: 10.31662/jmaj.2020-0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Clinical guidelines state that disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) treatment should be based on three clinical phenotypes: the marked bleeding type (e.g. leukemia, trauma, obstetric diseases, or aortic diseases); organ failure type (sepsis or pancreatitis); and asymptomatic type of DIC (solid cancer). However, among the various underlying disorders of DIC, the clinical presentations of bleeding or organ failure have not to date been well documented. The present study aimed to evaluate whether underlying disorders of DIC would affect clinical outcome including death, organ failure, and bleeding. METHODS Using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database, we identified all adult patients diagnosed with DIC during hospitalization from July 1, 2010, to March 31, 2018. We collected data on patient characteristics and underlying disorders of DIC including sepsis, solid cancer, leukemia, trauma, obstetric diseases, aortic diseases, pancreatitis, and miscellaneous diseases. We counted major bleeding events and calculated an organ failure score for patients during hospitalization. RESULTS We identified 337,132 patients with DIC. The major disorders underlying DIC were sepsis (42%) and solid cancer (31%). The average organ failure scores of patients with aortic diseases, sepsis, and trauma were 2.8, 2.2, and 2.2, respectively. The percentages with major bleeding events among patients with aortic diseases, trauma, obstetric diseases, and solid cancer were 24%, 15%, 10%, and 10%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the clinical presentations of bleeding and organ failure are not associated with the three existing clinical phenotypes of DIC or with the underlying disorders of DIC. Therefore, clinical presentation alone may not be sufficient for identifying the clinical phenotypes of DIC. Further research is necessary to develop new strategies for identifying the phenotypes of DIC and improving treatment strategies for individual patients.
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- Hiroyuki Ohbe
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Translational Research Program, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Hardy M, Lecompte T, Douxfils J, Lessire S, Dogné JM, Chatelain B, Testa S, Gouin-Thibault I, Gruel Y, Medcalf RL, ten Cate H, Lippi G, Mullier F. Management of the thrombotic risk associated with COVID-19: guidance for the hemostasis laboratory. Thromb J 2020; 18:17. [PMID: 32922211 PMCID: PMC7474970 DOI: 10.1186/s12959-020-00230-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with extreme inflammatory response, disordered hemostasis and high thrombotic risk. A high incidence of thromboembolic events has been reported despite thromboprophylaxis, raising the question of a more effective anticoagulation. First-line hemostasis tests such as activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, fibrinogen and D-dimers are proposed for assessing thrombotic risk and monitoring hemostasis, but are vulnerable to many drawbacks affecting their reliability and clinical relevance. Specialized hemostasis-related tests (soluble fibrin complexes, tests assessing fibrinolytic capacity, viscoelastic tests, thrombin generation) may have an interest to assess the thrombotic risk associated with COVID-19. Another challenge for the hemostasis laboratory is the monitoring of heparin treatment, especially unfractionated heparin in the setting of an extreme inflammatory response. This review aimed at evaluating the role of hemostasis tests in the management of COVID-19 and discussing their main limitations.
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- M. Hardy
- Université catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center (NTHC), Hematology Laboratory, Yvoir, Belgium
- Université catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center (NTHC), Anesthesiology Department, Yvoir, Belgium
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- Département de Médecine, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, service d’angiologie et d’hémostase et Faculté de Médecine Geneva Platelet Group (GpG), Université de Genève, Geneva, Suisse Switzerland
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- Pharmacy Department, University of Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center (NTHC), Namur, Belgium
- Qualiblood s.a, Namur, Belgium
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- Université catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center (NTHC), Anesthesiology Department, Yvoir, Belgium
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- Pharmacy Department, University of Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center (NTHC), Namur, Belgium
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- Université catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center (NTHC), Hematology Laboratory, Yvoir, Belgium
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- Haemostasis and Thrombosis Center, Cremona Hospital, Cremona, Italy
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- Département d’Hématologie Biologique, INSERM, CIC 1414 (Centre d’Investigation Clinique de Rennes), Université de Rennes, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire d’Hématologie-Hémostase, CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Trousseau, Tours, France
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- Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Université catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center (NTHC), Hematology Laboratory, Yvoir, Belgium
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Iba T, Levy JH, Warkentin TE, Thachil J, van der Poll T, Levi M. RE: The prothrombin time ratio is not a more effective marker for evaluating sepsis-induced coagulopathy than fibrin-related markers: Response to the Letter-to-the-Editor by Dr Wada. J Thromb Haemost 2020; 18:1507-1509. [PMID: 32496021 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Toshiaki Iba
- Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Anesthesiology/Critical Care, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina
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- Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Haemostasis and Thrombosis Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Wada H, Shiraki K, Shimaoka M. The prothrombin time ratio is not a more effective marker for evaluating sepsis-induced coagulopathy than fibrin-related markers. J Thromb Haemost 2020; 18:1506-1507. [PMID: 32496020 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Hideo Wada
- Department of General and Laboratory Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi, Japan
- Associated Department with Mie Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of General and Laboratory Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi, Japan
- Associated Department with Mie Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiology and Cell Adhesion Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Wada H, Honda G, Kawano N, Uchiyama T, Kawasugi K, Madoiwa S, Takezako N, Suzuki K, Seki Y, Ikezoe T, Iba T, Okamoto K. Severe Antithrombin Deficiency May be Associated With a High Risk of Pathological Progression of DIC With Suppressed Fibrinolysis. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2020; 26:1076029620941112. [PMID: 32833540 PMCID: PMC7448134 DOI: 10.1177/1076029620941112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The frequency of severe antithrombin deficiency (SAD) was examined in the hematopoietic disorder-, infectious-, and basic-types of the disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). A posthoc analysis of 3008 DIC patients (infectious-type, 1794; hematological disorder-type, 813; and basic-type, 401) from post-marketing surveillance data of thrombomodulin alfa was performed. The clinical features of patients and outcomes were compared between patients with and without SAD, using an antithrombin cutoff value of 50%. Patients with SAD accounted for 40.4% of infectious-type DIC, 8.0% of hematopoietic disorder-type DIC, and 26.7% of basic-type DIC. There was no significant difference in thrombin-antithrombin complex levels between patients with and without SAD. The decreased fibrinogen level and differences in clinical features were significantly greater but the increases in fibrinolytic markers were significantly lower in patients with SAD than in those without. The 28-day survival rate was significantly lower in patients with SAD than in those without. Severe antithrombin deficiency was observed in all types of DIC, including hematopoietic disorders. Both hypofibrinolysis and hypercoagulability in patients with SAD may cause multiple organ failure and poor outcomes.
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- Hideo Wada
- Department of General Medicine, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Medical Affairs, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical
Center, Gunma, Japan
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central
Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Disaster
Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Emergency and Critical Care Center, Mie University Hospital, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental
Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Fukushima Medical
University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of
Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Gastroenterology and Liver
Disease, Kitakyushu City Yahata Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ito T, Totoki T, Yokoyama Y, Yasuda T, Furubeppu H, Yamada S, Maruyama I, Kakihana Y. Serum histone H3 levels and platelet counts are potential markers for coagulopathy with high risk of death in septic patients: a single-center observational study. J Intensive Care 2019; 7:63. [PMID: 31890225 PMCID: PMC6933899 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-019-0420-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Recent studies have suggested that anticoagulant therapy does not confer a survival benefit overall in sepsis, but might be beneficial in sepsis-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). In particular, those with high Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores might be the optimal target for anticoagulant therapy. However, both DIC and SOFA scores require the measurement of multiple markers. The purpose of this study was to explore a minimal marker set for determining coagulopathy at high risk of death in septic patients, wherein histone H3 levels were evaluated as indicators of both organ failure and coagulation activation. Methods We analyzed correlations among levels of serum histone H3 and other coagulation markers in 85 cases of sepsis using Spearman’s rank correlation test. We then compared the utility of histone H3 to that of other coagulation markers in predicting the traditional DIC state or 28-day mortality by receiver-operating characteristics analysis. Finally, we suggested cut-off values for determining coagulopathy with high risk of death, and evaluated their prognostic utility. Results Serum histone H3 levels significantly correlated with thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT) levels (Spearman’s ρ = 0.46, p < 0.001), and weakly correlated with platelet counts (Spearman’s ρ = − 0.26, p < 0.05). Compared to other coagulation markers, histone H3 levels showed better performance in predicting 28-day mortality. When combining serum histone H3 levels with platelet counts, our new scoring system showed a concordance rate of 69% with the traditional four-factor criteria of DIC established by the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. The 28-day mortality rates of the new and the traditional criteria-positive patients were 43% and 21%, respectively. Those of the new and the traditional criteria-negative patients were 5.7% and 9.4%, respectively. Conclusions Serum histone H3 levels and platelet counts are potential markers for determining coagulopathy with high risk of death in septic patients. Further studies are needed to clarify the utility of serum histone H3 levels in the diagnostic of coagulopathy/DIC.
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- Takashi Ito
- 1Department of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.,2Department of Systems Biology in Thromboregulation, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- 1Department of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- 1Department of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- 1Department of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- 1Department of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- R&D Center, Shino-Test Corporation, Sagamihara, Japan
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- 2Department of Systems Biology in Thromboregulation, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- 1Department of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Eguchi E. Oral tranexamic acid combined with low molecular weight heparin only during dialysis sessions successfully controlled chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection in a dialysis patient: a case report with literature review. RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY 2019. [DOI: 10.1186/s41100-019-0229-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Favresse J, Lippi G, Roy PM, Chatelain B, Jacqmin H, Ten Cate H, Mullier F. D-dimer: Preanalytical, analytical, postanalytical variables, and clinical applications. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2019; 55:548-577. [PMID: 30694079 DOI: 10.1080/10408363.2018.1529734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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D-dimer is a soluble fibrin degradation product deriving from the plasmin-mediated degradation of cross-linked fibrin. D-dimer can hence be considered a biomarker of activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis, and it is routinely used for ruling out venous thromboembolism (VTE). D-dimer is increasingly used to assess the risk of VTE recurrence and to help define the optimal duration of anticoagulation treatment in patients with VTE, for diagnosing disseminated intravascular coagulation, and for screening medical patients at increased risk of VTE. This review is aimed at (1) revising the definition of D-dimer; (2) discussing preanalytical variables affecting the measurement of D-dimer; (3) reviewing and comparing assay performance and some postanalytical variables (e.g. different units and age-adjusted cutoffs); and (4) discussing the use of D-dimer measurement across different clinical settings.
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- Julien Favresse
- a CHU UCL Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center, Hematology Laboratory , Université Catholique de Louvain , Yvoir , Belgium
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- b Section of Clinical Biochemistry , University Hospital of Verona , Verona , Italy
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- c Département de Médecine d'Urgence, CHU d'Angers, Institut MITOVASC , Université d'Angers , Angers , France
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- a CHU UCL Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center, Hematology Laboratory , Université Catholique de Louvain , Yvoir , Belgium
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- a CHU UCL Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center, Hematology Laboratory , Université Catholique de Louvain , Yvoir , Belgium
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- d Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute , Maastricht University Medical Center , Maastricht , the Netherlands
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- a CHU UCL Namur, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center, Hematology Laboratory , Université Catholique de Louvain , Yvoir , Belgium
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Matsubara T, Yamakawa K, Umemura Y, Gando S, Ogura H, Shiraishi A, Kushimoto S, Abe T, Tarui T, Hagiwara A, Otomo Y, Fujimi S. Significance of plasma fibrinogen level and antithrombin activity in sepsis: A multicenter cohort study using a cubic spline model. Thromb Res 2019; 181:17-23. [PMID: 31325905 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2019.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sepsis leads to coagulopathy by the activation of inflammatory mediators and vascular endothelial cell injury. A number of biomarkers are used to evaluate coagulopathy on sepsis. Fibrinogen and antithrombin activity have been reported as biomarkers of coagulopathy; however, the utility of these two markers has not been well established. This study aimed to evaluate the detailed association between these two markers and clinical outcomes in sepsis patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a post hoc analysis of a multicenter, prospective cohort study conducted in 59 intensive care units throughout Japan from January 2016 to March 2017. We included 1103 adult patients with severe sepsis based on the Sepsis-2 criteria. The associations between the coagulation markers and in-hospital mortality were examined using linear and non-linear logistic regression analyses. We also evaluated the associations between the coagulation markers and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) scores. The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis overt DIC score was calculated after subtracting the fibrinogen component. RESULTS The decreased levels of the fibrinogen and antithrombin activity were significantly associated with an increase in mortality (P = 0.011 and 0.002, respectively). In addition, cubic spline regression demonstrated that mortality sharply increased at a fibrinogen level of approximately <200 mg/dL and at an antithrombin activity of approximately <50%. Similarly, the decreased levels of the two markers non-linearly correlated with the elevation of DIC score. CONCLUSIONS The fibrinogen level and antithrombin activity should be reconsidered as unique biomarkers for sepsis and sepsis-induced DIC.
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- Tsunehiro Matsubara
- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Acute and Critical Care Center, Department of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University, Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan; Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Trauma and Critical Care Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Niizashiki Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Trauma and Acute Critical Care Center, Medical Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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Kobayashi T, Noguchi M, Nakayama H, Fukano R, Ohga S. Adjuvant recombinant thrombomodulin therapy for hepatopathy induced by vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: A case report. Mol Clin Oncol 2019; 11:208-212. [DOI: 10.3892/mco.2019.1864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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- Tetsuko Kobayashi
- Division of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka 811‑1395, Japan
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- Division of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka 811‑1395, Japan
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- Division of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka 811‑1395, Japan
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- Division of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka 811‑1395, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka 812‑8582, Japan
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Iba T, Umemura Y, Watanabe E, Wada T, Hayashida K, Kushimoto S. Diagnosis of sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation and coagulopathy. Acute Med Surg 2019; 6:223-232. [PMID: 31304023 PMCID: PMC6603393 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a frequent complication in sepsis. Once patients develop DIC, the mortality rate increases significantly. Moreover, recent studies have suggested that coagulation disorder plays a significant role in the development of organ dysfunction in sepsis. Thus, the early detection of DIC is vital in sepsis care, and the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine established a set of original diagnostic criteria in 2006 (JAAM DIC). Since then, the usefulness of the JAAM DIC has been repeatedly reported, and these criteria have been widely adopted in emergency and critical care settings in Japan. Different criteria have also been released by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH overt‐DIC), and the latter criteria are presently considered to be the international standard. Compared with the JAAM DIC, the ISTH overt‐DIC criteria are stricter and the timing of diagnosis is later. This discrepancy is because of conceptual differences. As many physicians think sepsis‐associated DIC is the target of anticoagulant therapies in Japan, the JAAM DIC criteria were designed to allow the early initiation of treatment. As other countries do not provide DIC‐specific treatments, early diagnosis is not necessary, and this situation has led to a significant gap. However, as overt‐DIC is a late‐phase coagulation disorder, a need for early detection has been advocated, and members of the ISTH have recently proposed the category of sepsis‐induced coagulopathy. In this review, we introduce the strengths and weaknesses of the major criteria including JAAM‐DIC, ISTH overt‐DIC, sepsis‐induced coagulopathy, and Japanese Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis‐DIC.
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- Toshiaki Iba
- Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
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- Department of General Medical Science Graduate School of Medicine Chiba University Chiba City Japan.,Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Eastern Chiba Medical Center Chiba Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Division of Acute and Critical Care Medicine Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine School of Medicine Keio University Tokyo Japan
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- Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Sendai Japan
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Wada H, Matsumoto T, Suzuki K, Imai H, Katayama N, Iba T, Matsumoto M. Differences and similarities between disseminated intravascular coagulation and thrombotic microangiopathy. Thromb J 2018; 16:14. [PMID: 30008620 PMCID: PMC6040080 DOI: 10.1186/s12959-018-0168-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction Both disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) cause microvascular thrombosis associated with thrombocytopenia, bleeding tendency and organ failure. Reports and discussion The frequency of DIC is higher than that of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Many patients with TMA are diagnosed with DIC, but only about 15% of DIC patients are diagnosed with TMA. Hyperfibrinolysis is observed in most patients with DIC, and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia is observed in most patients with TMA. Markedly decreased ADAMTS13 activity, the presence of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and abnormality of the complement system are useful for the diagnosis of TTP, STEC-hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)and atypical HUS, respectively. However, there are no specific biomarkers for the diagnosis of DIC. Conclusion Although DIC and TMA are similar appearances, all coagulation, fibrinolysis and platelet systems are activated in DIC, and only platelets are markedly activated in TMA.
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- Hideo Wada
- 1Department of Molecular and Laboratory Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie 514-8507 Japan
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- 2Division of Blood Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- 3Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- 3Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- 4Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- 5Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 6Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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Suzuki K, Wada H, Imai H, Iba T, Thachil J, Toh CH. A re-evaluation of the D-dimer cut-off value for making a diagnosis according to the ISTH overt-DIC diagnostic criteria: communication from the SSC of the ISTH. J Thromb Haemost 2018; 16:1442-1444. [PMID: 29846034 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- K Suzuki
- Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Laboratory Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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- The Roald Dahl Haemostasis & Thrombosis Centre, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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