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January 1, 2016Thrombosis and HaemostasisOpen Access

Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin and mortality in sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation

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Key result

Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin administration was associated with lower in-hospital all-cause mortality in patients with sepsis-induced DIC (OR 0.757; 95% CI 0.574-0.999; P=0.049).

Why the study?

Does recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin reduce in-hospital all-cause mortality in adult patients with sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation?

Population

1,784 adult patients diagnosed with sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation admitted to 42…

Comparison

Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rhTM) vs Control group (no rhTM)

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

In-hospital

Authors

KYKazuma YamakawaOsaka Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversitySSShinjiro SaitoYamagata City Hospital SaiseikanSUShigehiko UchinoJichi Medical University

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Implication

rhTM use was associated with lower mortality in sepsis DIC; leaves open whether RCTs will confirm benefit before practice change.

Study Design

Type

Cohort (n=1,784)

Multicenter

Yes

Structured PICO

Does recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin reduce in-hospital all-cause mortality in adult patients with sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation?

P
Population
1,784 adult patients with severe sepsis or septic shock and DIC admitted to 42 intensive care units in Japan, retrospectively analyzed.
E
Exposure
Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rhTM)
C
Comparator
Control group (no rhTM)
O
Outcome
In-hospital all-cause mortalityhard clinical

Main Result

Odds Ratio: 0.757 (95% CI 0.574–0.999)

p-value: p=0.049

Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin administration is associated with reduced in-hospital all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis-induced DIC.

Cite This Study

Yamakawa et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (n=1,784). Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin vs. Control (no rhTM) was evaluated on In-hospital all-cause mortality (OR 0.757, 95% CI 0.574-0.999, p=0.049). Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin administration was associated with lower in-hospital all-cause mortality in patients with sepsis-induced DIC (OR 0.757; 95% CI 0.574-0.999; P=0.049).

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93ea4c8a8748f227d68b5ahttps://doi.org/10.1160/th15-12-0987
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