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Table 2 The DIC diagnostic criteria established by the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine (new Japanese Criteria)

From: Severe heat stroke complicated by multiple cerebral infarctions: a case report

 

Score

SIRS score

 ≥ 3

1

 ≤ 2

0

Platelet count (109/L)

< 80 or 50% decrease within 24 hours

3

< 120, 80 or 30% decrease within 24 hours

1

≥ 120

0

≥ 1.2

1

< 1.2

0

Fibrinogen level (g/L)

< 3.5

1

≥ 3.5

0

Fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products (mg/L)

≥ 25

3

≥ 10, < 25

1

< 10

0

  1. If the total score was ≥ 4, DIC was diagnosed
  2. DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation