blood poisoning sepsis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - patients 18 years and older admitted to the intensive care unit with severe sepsis and septic shock
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -active bleeding at time of inclusion -pre-existing haematological disorders such as protein C or S deficiency, haemophila -therapeutic anticoagulation -recently documented (within 3 months of study entry) or highly suspected deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolus - pregnancy - chronic liver failure with an protrombin prolongation (international normalized ratio >1.2)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thromboelastometry parameters measured with ROTEM®: • Clotting time (CT) • Clot formation time (CFT) • alfa-angle • Maximum clot firmness (MCF) • Maximum lysis (ML) and Lysis index (LI) Sidestream dark field imaging parameters: MFI (microvascular flow index), the heterogeneity index, PVD (perfused vessel density density), PPV (proportion of perfused vessels). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Standard coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters: • Hemoglobin (Hb) and Hematocrit (Ht) • Platelet count • Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) • Prothrombin time (PT) • Fibrinogen • D-dimer Standard inflammation parameters • CRP • PCT Other study parameters (if applicable) - Demographic characteristics - Diffuse intravascular coagulation (DIC) score - Sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score - Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, APACHE II and IV - Length of stay ICU and hospital - Hospital, ICU and 30 day mortality - Days on ventilator support - Systemic hemodynamics - SvO2 if a central line is placed in the subclavian or jugular vein - Administration of fluids and fluid balances - Vasopressor, vasodilatators and inotropic dose - Comorbidity and other comedication - Administration of blood products - Thrombo-embolic or bleeding complications - Site and type of infection - (time to) Source control | — |
Countries
Netherlands