articleCritical Care MedicineFeb 22, 2006Closed access

A multicenter, prospective validation of disseminated intravascular coagulation diagnostic criteria for critically ill patients: Comparing current criteria*

Hokkaido University · Sapporo University

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Abstract

Objectives

To validate scoring algorithm criteria established by the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine (JAAM) for disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and to evaluate its diagnostic property by comparing the two leading scoring systems for DIC, from the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare (JMHW) and International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH).

Design

Prospective, multicenter study during a 3-month period.

Setting

General critical care center in a tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS: Two hundred seventy-three patients with platelet counts

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646
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Authors

16

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • SOFA score
  • Prospective cohort study
  • Severity of illness
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Mortality rate
  • Critically ill
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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