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- Title
The effect of antithrombin added to recombinant human-soluble thrombomodulin for severe community-acquired pneumonia-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide inpatient database.
- Authors
Suzuki, Jun; Sasabuchi, Yusuke; Hatakeyama, Shuji; Matsui, Hiroki; Sasahara, Teppei; Morisawa, Yuji; Yamada, Toshiyuki; Yasunaga, Hideo
- Abstract
Background: Studies showed potential benefits of recombinant human-soluble thrombomodulin (rhTM) and antithrombin for treating sepsis associated disseminated intravascular coagulation. However, benefits of their combination have been inconclusive. Methods: Using a nationwide inpatient database in Japan, we performed propensity-score matched analyses to compare outcomes between rhTM combined with antithrombin and rhTM alone for severe community-acquired pneumonia associated disseminated intravascular coagulation from July 2010 to March 2015. The outcomes included in-hospital mortality and requirement of red cell transfusion. Results: Propensity score matching created 189 pairs of patients who received rhTM combined with antithrombin or rhTM alone within 2 days of admission. There was no significant difference between the two groups for in-hospital mortality (40.2% vs. 45.5%). Patients treated with rhTM and antithrombin were more likely to require red cell transfusion than those treated with rhTM alone (37.0% vs. 25.9%). Conclusions: Compared with rhTM alone, combination of rhTM with antithrombin for severe community-acquired pneumonia-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation may be ineffective for reducing mortality and may increase bleeding.
- Subjects
JAPAN; DISSEMINATED intravascular coagulation; COMMUNITY-acquired pneumonia; ANTITHROMBINS; THROMBOMODULIN; PROPENSITY score matching; HOSPITAL mortality
- Publication
Journal of Intensive Care, 2020, Vol 8, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2052-0492
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40560-019-0419-8