Table 2.

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

	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

If the total score was ≥ 4, DIC was diagnosed

DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation