Table 1 DIC diagnostic criteria defined by the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine
From: Surgery-related disseminated intravascular coagulation predicts postoperative complications
Characteristics | Score |
|---|---|
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria | |
  ≥ 3 | 1 |
 0–2 | 0 |
Platelet count, × 109/L | |
  < 80 or > 50% decrease within 24 h | 3 |
  ≥ 80 and < 120, or > 30% decrease within 24 h | 1 |
  ≥ 12 | 0 |
Prothrombin time (value of patient/normal value) | |
  ≥ 1.2 | 1 |
  < 1.2 | 0 |
Fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products, mg/L | |
  ≥ 25 | 3 |
  ≥ 10 and < 25 | 1 |
  < 1 | 0 |
 Diagnosis ≥ 4 points | DIC |