Sepsis associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) ACCP/SCCM-defined sepsis criteria, 2) Japanese Association for Acute Medicine-defined DIC criteria score > 4, 3) Antithrombin level >50% and <80%. The patient fulfilles 1), 2), and 3).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) < Fifteen years of age, 2) Hematopoetic malignancy, 3) Comcomitant treatment with cartinostatics or irradiation, 4) Liver cirrhosis classified as Child-Pugh C, 5) Early phase of trauma and burn injury.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of DIC score, coagulation and fibrinolytic markers on the four days after antithrombin treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Twenty-eight day mortality | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine Acute and Critical Care Medicine