Table 3. Comparison between patient complications and presence of DIC according to overt- and non-overt DIC-score (≥5p and <5p respectively).
Overt DIC | n | (%) | Moderate/severe illness, n (%) | Bleedinga, n (%) | Intensive care, n (%) | |
All | 106 | 13(12.3) | 9(8.5) | 5(4.7) | ||
DIC1 | ≥5p | 8 | (7.5) | 4(50.0) | 4(50.0) | 3(37.5) |
<5p | 98 | (92.5) | 9(9.2) | 5(5.1) | 2(2.0) | |
p valueb | 0.008 | 0.002 | 0.003 | |||
DIC2 | ≥5p | 6 | (5.7) | 4(66.7) | 3(50.0) | 3(50.0) |
<5p | 100 | (94.3) | 9(9.0) | 6(6.0) | 2(2.0) | |
p valueb | 0.002 | 0.008 | 0.001 | |||
DIC3 | ≥5p | 30 | (28.3) | 9(30.0) | 6(20.0) | 3(10.0) |
<5p | 76 | (71.7) | 4(5.3) | 3(3.9) | 2(2.6) | |
p valueb | 0.001 | 0.015 | 0.136 | |||
DIC4 | ≥5p | 20 | (18.9) | 9(45.0) | 5(25.0) | 3(15.0) |
<5p | 86 | (81.9) | 4(4.7) | 4(4.7) | 2(2.3) | |
p valueb | <0.001 | 0.011 | 0.045 | |||
Non-Overt DIC | ||||||
All | 106 | 13(12.3) | 9(8.5) | 5(4.7) | ||
DIC 1 | ≥5p | 28 | (26.4) | 8(28.6) | 5(17.9) | 5(17.9) |
<5p | 78 | (73.6) | 5(6.4) | 4(5.1) | 0 | |
p valueb | 0.005 | 0.053 | 0.001 | |||
DIC 2 | ≥5p | 25 | (23.6) | 7(28.0) | 5(20.0) | 4(16.0) |
<5p | 81 | (76.4) | 6(7.4) | 4(4.9) | 1(1.2) | |
p valueb | 0.012 | 0.032 | 0.011 |
Bleeding of moderate/major importance.
Comparison between ≥5 and <5 points. P-value calculated with Fischer exact test and χ2 test.