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. 2024 May 1;25(9):4956. doi: 10.3390/ijms25094956

Table 2.

Comparison of DIC diagnostic criteria.

Criteria JMHLW ISTH JAAM JSTH
Basic Hematopoietic Disorder Infectious
Platelet count
(×104/μL)
≤12 + 1 pt
≤8 + 2 pt
≤5 + 3 pt
≤10 + 1 pt
≤5 + 2 pt
≤12 + 1 pt
≤8 + 3 pt
>30% reduction/24 h + 1 pt
>50% reduction/24 h + 3 pt
>8, ≤12 + 1 pt
>5, ≤8 + 2 pt
≤5 + 3 pt
≥30% decrease/24 h + 1 pt
- >8, ≤12 + 1 pt
>5, ≤8 + 2 pt
≤5 + 3 pt
≥30% decrease/24 h + 1 pt
PT ratio ≥1.25 + 1 pt
≥1.67 + 2 pt
- ≥1.2 + 1 pt ≥1.25, <1.67 + 1 pt
≥1.67 + 2 pt
PT (s) - Prolonged PT
≥3 s + 1 pt
≥6 s + 2 pt
- -
Fibrinogen (mg/dL) ≤150 + 1 pt
≤100 + 2 pt
≤100 + 1 pt - >100, ≤150 + 1 pt
≤100 + 2 pt
-
FDP (μg/mL) ≥10 + 1 pt
≥20 + 2 pt
≥40 + 3 pt
≥10 + 2 pt
≥25 + 3 pt
≥10 + 1 pt
≥25 + 3 pt
≥10, <20 + 1 pt
≥20, <40 + 2 pt
≥40 + 3 pt
Antithrombin (%) - - - ≤70% + 1 pt
TAT, SF, F1 + 2 - - - ≥2-fold upper limit of normal + 1 pt
SIRS - - ≥3 + 1 pt -
Underlying diseases +1 pt - - -
Bleeding +1 pt -
Organ failure +1 pt
Liver failure - - - Yes -3 pt
Diagnosis of DIC ≥7 pt ≥5 pt ≥4 pt ≥6 pt ≥4 pt ≥5 pt

Abbreviations: DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; PT, prothrombin time; FDP, fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products; TAT, thrombin–antithrombin complex; SF, soluble fibrin; F1 + 2, prothrombin fragment 1 + 2; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; JMHLW, Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; ISTH, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis; JAAM, Japanese Association of Acute Medicine; JSTH, Japanese Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis.