title: [Progress in diagnosis and treatment for disseminated intravascular coagulation].
abstract: As the development of a hypercoagulable state in the setting of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) induces localized infection, therapy for DIC should be evaluated according to the findings of examinations for both severe sepsis and DIC. DIC is classified into the following types: "bleeding type," "organ failure type," "asymptomatic type," and "complication type." The "bleeding type" and "organ failure type" are considered to reflect the "plasmin inhibitor (PI) deficiency type" and "antithrombin (AT) deficiency type," respectively. In order to improve the diagnosis of DIC, in particular limitations in global coagulation tests, the Japanese Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis recently proposed tentative diagnostic criteria for DIC using hemostatic molecular markers and AT. The recommendations for treatment of DIC, especially the use of AT concentrates, recombinant activated protein C and thrombomodulin, vary among several guidelines for the management of DIC. These agents inhibit the effects of key proteases in activating coagulation and consequently exert an anti-inflammatory effect on DIC. Hence, it is necessary to extensively evaluate these agents in well-conducted clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Laboratory Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aota
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000502:physiology*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000979:alpha-2-Antiplasmin / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000979:alpha-2-Antiplasmin