Sepsis is the 13th most common cause of death in the United States, causing approximately 210,000 deaths per year. Once DIC has developed, irreversible organ injury has already occurred and the mortality rate is 70%. Inhibition of systemic coagulation with activated protein C concentrate has been the only therapy for sepsis introduced in the past several decades which has improved outcomes. Elucidation of the coagulopathic mechanisms early in the development of DIC may give rise to targeted therapies and strategies for early intervention. We hypothesize that an increase in endogenous thrombin potential precedes the development of overt DIC by a clinically significant time period. Our primary objective is to determine if endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) measured at first diagnosis of sepsis prior to the onset of DIC and organ failure is predictive of overt DIC and/or poor outcome. We will compare ETP to standard coagulation assays and the clinical assessment of DIC using the ISTH criteria for overt DIC. A secondary objective of this study is to determine if host coagulation variables predispose to the development of DIC and poor clinical outcome during sepsis.
Description: ETP will be used to predict 28 day mortality
Measure: Mortality Time: 28 daysCase-Only
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Cbc, PT/PTT, Fibrinogen, d-dimer, Protein C activity, Protein S activity, ATIII activity, Factor V Leiden mutation, Prothrombin G20210A mutation analysis will be performed in Memorial Herman Hospital clinical laboratories. --- G20210A ---
The secondary objective will be to compare host coagulation variables, including ETP, roTEG, Pro C, Pro S, ATIII, FVL, and prothrombin G20210A mutation at presentation, with the secondary outcome measures of 28-day mortality and organ dysfunction. --- G20210A ---