Clinical value of combined coagulation and inflammatory markers in early identification of DIC and prognostic evaluation in septic patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0282.2022.12.015
- VernacularTitle:联合凝血和炎症标志物早期识别脓毒症DIC和评估预后的临床价值
- Author:
Yiming DONG
1
;
Xiangpeng ZENG
;
Huixin ZHAO
;
Chaoyang TONG
;
Zhenju SONG
;
Mian SHAO
Author Information
1. 复旦大学附属中山医院急诊科,上海 200032
- Keywords:
Sepsis;
Disseminated intravascular coagulation;
Inflammation;
Coagulation;
Biomarkers
- From:
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine
2022;31(12):1654-1662
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:Evaluation of combined inflammatory and coagulation markers for early identification of DIC in septic patients.Methods:This study was a single-center, retrospective, observational study involving 356 patients with sepsis. Sepsis was defined by the diagnostic criteria of Sepsis version 3.0. Definition of DIC was from the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) DIC Score. Inflammatory biomarkers, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β,2R,6,8,10, etc. and biomarkers of coagulation, like platelet (PLT), international normalized ratio (INR), D-dimer, fibrinogen (Fib), etc. were included in this study.Results:Among 356 patients with sepsis, 301 patients did not develop DIC (non-DIC) during hospitalization, 32 patients had DIC on the day of admission (overt-DIC), and 23 patients developed DIC within 1 week of admission (pre-DIC). Compared to non-DIC patients, pre-DIC patients had lower platelet counts and fibrinogen ( P < 0.05), higher levels of INR and D-dimer ( P < 0.05), higher levels of cytokines (TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-2R、IL-8、IL-10) and procalcitonin ( P < 0.05), higher APACHEⅡ and SOFA scores ( P < 0.05). Using receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis, we found that some biomarkers of coagulation and inflammation could discriminate pre-DIC from non-DIC patients. The area under the curve (AUC) of INR in the ROC analysis was 0.773 (95% CI: 0.696-0.851), the AUC of IL-2R was 0.700 (95% CI: 0.599-0.798) which is highest among inflammation markers, the highest AUC was obtained from the combination of platelets, INR, Fib, D-dimer and IL-2R (AUC = 0.843; 95% CI: 0.758-0.928). Kaplan-Meier survival curve suggested that high level of IL-2R (> 1064.5 U/mL) was a valuable predictor of 28-day mortality in septic patients. Conclusion:Inflammatory marker, IL-2R, is related to the occurrence of DIC in septic patients and has predictive value for pre-DIC. Combination of coagulation (platelets, INR, Fib, D-dimer) and inflammatory markers (IL-2R) can help to identify pre-DIC state in septic patients.