• Sang-Min Kim, Sang-Il Kim, Gina Yu, Youn-Jung Kim, and Won Young Kim.
• Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
• Shock. 2022 Feb 1; 57 (2): 168-174.

BackgroundDisseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a life-threatening complication of septic shock; however, risk factors for its development after admission are unknown. Thromboelastography (TEG) can reflect coagulation disturbances in early non-overt DIC that are not detected by standard coagulation tests. This study investigated the risk factors including TEG findings as early predictors for DIC development after admission in septic shock patients with non-overt DIC.MethodsThis retrospective observation study included 295 consecutive septic shock patients with non-overt DIC at admission between January 2016 and December 2019. DIC was defined as an International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) score ≥ 5. The primary outcome was non-overt DIC at admission that met the ISTH DIC criteria within 3 days after admission.ResultsOf the 295 patients with non-overt DIC, 89 (30.2%) developed DIC after admission. The DIC group showed a higher ISTH score and 28-day mortality rate than the non-DIC group (2 vs. 3, P < 0.001; 13.6% vs. 27.0%, P = 0.008, respectively). The DIC rate increased with the ISTH score (7.7%, 13.3%, 15.8%, 36.5%, and 61.4% for scores of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively). Among TEG values, the maximum amplitude (MA) was higher in the non-DIC group (P < 0.001). On multivariate analysis, an MA < 64 mm was independently associated with DIC development (odds ratio, 2.311; 95% confidence interval, 1.298-4.115).ConclusionsDIC more often developed among those with admission ISTH scores ≥ 3 and was associated with higher mortality rates. An MA < 64 mm was independently associated with DIC development in septic shock patients.Copyright © 2021 by the Shock Society.

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