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Satoh K, Wada T, Tampo A, Takahashi G, Hoshino K, Matsumoto H, Taira T, Kazuma S, Masuda T, Tagami T, Ishikura H. Practical approach to thrombocytopenia in patients with sepsis: a narrative review. Thromb J 2024; 22:67. [PMID: 39039520 PMCID: PMC11265094 DOI: 10.1186/s12959-024-00637-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Thrombocytopenia frequently occurs in patients with sepsis. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) may be a possible cause of thrombocytopenia owing to its high prevalence and association with poor outcomes; however, it is important to keep the presence of other diseases in mind in sepsis practice. Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), which is characterized by thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and complement-mediated HUS, is characterized by thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and organ damage. TMA has become widely recognized in recent years because of the development of specific treatments. Previous studies have reported a remarkably lower prevalence of TMA than DIC; however, its epidemiology is not well defined, and there may be cases in which TMA is not correctly diagnosed, resulting in poor outcomes. Therefore, it is important to differentiate DIC from TMA. Nevertheless, differentiating between DIC and TMA remains a challenge as indicated by previous reports that most patients with TMA can be diagnosed as DIC using the universal coagulation scoring system. Several algorithms to differentiate sepsis-related DIC from TMA have been suggested, contributing to improving the care of septic patients with thrombocytopenia; however, it may be difficult to apply these algorithms to patients with coexisting DIC and TMA, which has recently been reported. This review describes the disease characteristics, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment, of DIC, TMA, and other diseases with thrombocytopenia and proposes a novel practical approach flow, which is characterized by the initiation of the diagnosis of TMA in parallel with the diagnosis of DIC. This practical flow also refers to the longitudinal diagnosis and treatment flow with TMA in mind and real clinical timeframes. In conclusion, we aim to widely disseminate the results of this review that emphasize the importance of incorporating consideration of TMA in the management of septic DIC. We anticipate that this practical new approach for the diagnostic and treatment flow will lead to the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of complex cases, improve patient outcomes, and generate new epidemiological evidence regarding TMA.
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- Kasumi Satoh
- Advanced Emergency and Critical Care Center, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan
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- Division of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care, Disaster and General Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency and Critical Care Center, Fujieda Municipal General Hospital, Fujieda, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Wada T, Yamakawa K, Kabata D, Abe T, Fujishima S, Kushimoto S, Mayumi T, Ogura H, Saitoh D, Shiraishi A, Otomo Y, Gando S. Sepsis-related coagulopathy treatment based on the disseminated intravascular coagulation diagnostic criteria: a post-hoc analysis of a prospective multicenter observational study. J Intensive Care 2023; 11:8. [PMID: 36872342 PMCID: PMC9985865 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-023-00656-5] [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: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The development of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in patients with sepsis has been repeatedly confirmed as a factor associated with poor prognosis. Anticoagulant therapy has been expected to improve sepsis patient outcomes, whereas no randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the survival benefit of anticoagulant therapies in non-specific overall sepsis. Patient selection based on the component of "high disease severity" in addition to "sepsis with DIC" has recently proved important in identifying appropriate targets for anticoagulant therapy. The aims of this study were to characterize "severe" sepsis DIC patients and to identify the patient population benefiting from anticoagulant therapy. METHODS This retrospective sub-analysis of a prospective multicenter study included 1,178 adult patients with severe sepsis from 59 intensive care units in Japan from January 2016 to March 2017. We examined the association of patient outcomes, including organ dysfunction and in-hospital mortality, with the DIC score and prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR), one of the components of the DIC score, using multivariable regression models including the cross-product term between these indicators. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analysis with non-linear restricted cubic spline including a three-way interaction term (anticoagulant therapy × the DIC score × PT-INR) was also performed. Anticoagulant therapy was defined as the administration of antithrombin, recombinant human thrombomodulin, or their combination. RESULTS In total, we analyzed 1013 patients. The regression model showed that organ dysfunction and in-hospital mortality deteriorated with higher PT-INR values in the range of < 1.5 and that this trend was more pronounced with higher DIC scores. Three-way interaction analysis demonstrated that anticoagulant therapy was associated with better survival outcome in patients with a high DIC score and high PT-INR. Furthermore, we identified a DIC score ≥ 5 and PT-INR ≥ 1.5 as the clinical threshold for identification of optimal targets for anticoagulant therapy. CONCLUSIONS The combined use of the DIC score and PT-INR helps in selecting the optimal patient population for anticoagulant therapy in sepsis-induced DIC. The results obtained from this study will provide valuable information regarding the study design of randomized controlled trials examining the effects of anticoagulant therapy for sepsis. TRIAL REGISTRATION UMIN-CTR, UMIN000019742. Registered on November 16, 2015.
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- Takeshi Wada
- Division of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, N15, W7, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tsukuba Memorial Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan.,Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Center for General Medicine Education, Keio University School of Medicine, 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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- Department of Trauma, Critical Care Medicine and Burn Center, Community Healthcare Organization, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Division of Traumatology, Research Institute, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, 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 Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, N15, W7, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan.,Department of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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Qi W, Liu J, Li A. Effect of Anticoagulant Versus Non-Anticoagulant Therapy on Mortality of Sepsis-Induced Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2023; 29:10760296231157766. [PMID: 36802946 PMCID: PMC9941593 DOI: 10.1177/10760296231157766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is a syndrome of severe systemic inflammatory response. When combined with disseminated intravascular coagulation, mortality is increased. The need for anticoagulant therapy is still the focus of debate. METHODS PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched. Adult patients with sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation were included in this study. All-cause mortality as efficacy and serious bleeding complications as adverse effect were measured as primary outcomes. Methodological quality of included studies were assessed using the Methodological Index for Non-randomized Studies (MINORS). Meta-analysis was performed using R software (version 3.5.1) and Review Manager (version 5.3.5). RESULTS There were nine eligible studies with 17,968 patients included. There were no significant reductions in mortality between the anticoagulant group and the non-anticoagulant group (RR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.72-1.10; P = 0.27). The DIC resolution rate in the anticoagulation group has a statistically significant increase compared with the control group [OR: 2.62, 95% CI (1.54-4.45), P < 0.05]. And there was no significant difference in bleeding complications between the two groups (RR, 1.27; 95% CI, 0.77-2.09; P = 0.69). SOFA score reduction did not change significantly between the two groups (P = 0.13). CONCLUSIONS Our study observed no significant benefit of anticoagulant therapy on mortality of sepsis-induced DIC. Anticoagulation therapy can promote DIC resolution in sepsis-induced DIC. In addition, anticoagulant therapy does not increase the risk of bleeding in these patients.
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- Wenqian Qi
- Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Ang Li, Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China.
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Ushio N, Wada T, Ono Y, Yamakawa K. Sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation: an international estrangement of disease concept. Acute Med Surg 2023; 10:e00843. [PMID: 37153869 PMCID: PMC10157372 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.843] [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: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an acquired syndrome characterized by widespread intravascular activation of coagulation, which can be caused by infectious and noninfectious insults, such as trauma, postcardiac arrest syndrome, and malignant diseases. At present, diagnosis and treatment of DIC clearly differ between Japan and Western countries; in Japan, DIC has long been considered a therapeutic target, and much evidence on DIC has been published. However, there has recently been no international consensus on whether DIC should be a therapeutic target with anticoagulant therapy. This review describes the coagulofibrinolytic system abnormalities associated with sepsis and discusses related management strategies. It also explores the reasons why DIC is perceived differently in different regions. There is a major discrepancy between diagnostic and treatment options in Japan, which are based on holistic assessments of trials, as well as the results of post hoc subgroup analyses and observational studies, and those in Western countries, which are based mainly on the results of sepsis mega trials, especially randomized controlled trials. The differences might also be due to various patient factors in each region, especially racial characteristics in thrombolytic mechanisms, and differences in interpretation of evidence for candidate drugs. Hence, Japanese researchers need to distribute their high-quality clinical research data not only to Japan but also to the rest of the world.
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- Noritaka Ushio
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineOsaka Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityTakatsukiJapan
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- Division of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care MedicineHokkaido University Faculty of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Kakogawa Acute Care Medical CenterHyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Medical CenterKakogawaJapan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineOsaka Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityTakatsukiJapan
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Wada T, Shiraishi A, Gando S, Kabata D, Yamakawa K, Fujishima S, Saitoh D, Kushimoto S, Ogura H, Abe T, Mayumi T, Otomo Y. Association of antithrombin with development of trauma-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation and outcomes. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1026163. [PMID: 36569855 PMCID: PMC9788110 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1026163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction Trauma activates the innate immune system to modulate hemostasis and minimize the damage caused by physiological bodily responses, including the activation of coagulation. Sufficiently severe trauma overwhelms physiological responses and elicits the systemic inflammatory response syndrome, which leads to the onset of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), characterized by dysregulated inflammatory coagulofibrinolytic responses. Impaired anticoagulant mechanisms, including antithrombin, constitutes the pathology of DIC, while the dynamics of antithrombin and relevance to outcomes in trauma-induced coagulopathy have not been fully elucidated. This study investigated the associations of antithrombin activity with DIC onset and outcomes in severely injured patients. Methods This retrospective sub-analysis of a multicenter, prospective study included patients with an injury severity score ≥16. We characterized trauma patients with low antithrombin activity (antithrombin <80% on hospital arrival, n = 75) in comparison with those who had normal antithrombin activity (antithrombin ≥80%, n = 200). Global markers of coagulation and fibrinolysis, molecular biomarkers for thrombin generation (soluble fibrin [SF]), and markers of anticoagulation (antithrombin) were evaluated to confirm the associations of antithrombin with DIC development and outcomes, including in-hospital mortality and the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Results Patients with low antithrombin activity had higher prevalence of shock, transfusion requirements, and in-hospital mortality. Higher DIC scores and more severe organ dysfunction were observed in the low AT group compared to that in the normal AT group. Antithrombin activity on arrival at the hospital was an independent predictor of the development of DIC in trauma patients, and levels of SF increased with lower antithrombin values (antithrombin activity > 85%). Antithrombin activity at 3 h showed good predictive performance for in-hospital mortality, and a multivariable Cox proportional-hazard regression model with a cross-product term between the antithrombin and DIC showed that the in-hospital mortality in patients with DIC increased with decreased antithrombin activity. A multivariable logistic regression model showed that the odds for the development of MODS in patients with DIC increased with lower antithrombin values. Conclusion Decreased antithrombin activity in trauma-induced coagulopathy is associated with poor outcomes through worsening of DIC.
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- Takeshi Wada
- Division of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan,*Correspondence: Takeshi Wada,
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- Division of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan,Department of Acute and Critical Care Center, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Center for General Medicine Education, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Traumatology, Research Institute, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, 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 Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tsukuba Memorial Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan,Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Trauma, Critical Care Medicine, and Burn Center, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Trauma and Acute Critical Care Center, Medical Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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