Table 2.

Rating scale for the diagnosis of DIC and SIC (14–16), with defined cut points for critically ill patients (17).

Parameter	Score	DIC	SIC
Platelet count (×109)	1	50–99	100–149
	2	<50	<100
d-dimer (g/L)	2	1000–3000	–
	3	>3.000	–
PT prolongation	1	3–5 s	>1.2, ≤1,4 (ratio)
	2	>6 s	>1.4 (ratio)
Fibrinogen (g)	1	<1	–
SOFA score	1	–	1
	2	–	≤2
Diagnosis		DIC yes ≥ 5	SIC yes ≥ 4

DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation; PT: prothrombin time; SIC: sepsis-induced coagulopathy; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.

Source: Iba et al.¹⁴, Iba et al.¹⁵, Taylor et al.¹⁶ and Dempfle et al.¹⁷