Severe Sepsis
Conditions
Keywords
polymorphism,, plasminogen activator inhibitor,, disseminated intravascular coagulation,
Brief summary
Data on 4G/5G polymorphism of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene are limited in Asian patients with sepsis. Therefore, the investigators aim to prospectively investigate the incidence of 4G/5G polymorphism and its relationship with disseminated intravascluar coagulatin in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patinents aged \> 18 years, Patients satisfying the criteria by 2008 Surviving Sepsis Campagin, Patients who are determined as having a sepsis within 24 hours of ICU stay
Exclusion criteria
* Do-not-resuscitate, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ICU stay \< 1 day, Refusal to participate in the study, Hematologic malignancy or liver cirrhosis (Child C), Congenital abnormality in coagulation system, Transfer from other ICUs or hospitals