Dynamic Coagulation Deterioration and Cumulative Burden Preceding Noncoagulation Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis: A Two-Database Cohort Study
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- 1Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
- 2Anhui Center for Surveillance of Bacterial Resistance, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
- 3Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
- 4Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
- 5Institute of Infectious Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
- 6Clinical Medicine, First Clinical Medical College, Anhui Medical University, No.81, Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China
- 7The Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, China
Abstract
Background: Static coagulation measurements cannot distinguish transient fluctuation from sustained abnormality in sepsis. We assessed whether 0–24 h dynamic coagulation phenotypes preceded noncoagulation organ dysfunction during 24–72 h. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) for development and the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD) for component-level replication. Platelet count, international normalized ratio (INR) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) were aligned to fixed 6 h grids. The two-marker coagulation deterioration index (CDI2) was the prespecified primary exposure; coagulation instability, recovery and cumulative coagulation burden (CCB) were prespecified secondary phenotypes. Modified Poisson models estimated adjusted risk ratios (aRRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Trajectories incorporating measurements after 24 h were excluded from temporally ordered association and prediction models. Results: Among 13,669 eligible MIMIC-IV sepsis stays, 2208 had complete five-organ outcome assessment; 1278 (57.9%) developed the composite. In the primary CDI2 analysis (n = 1002; 619 events), each MIMIC standard deviation was associated with the composite (aRR 1.051, 95% CI 1.007–1.098), but the strict treatment/device-truncated estimate attenuated (aRR 1.018, 95% CI 0.966–1.074). Prespecified secondary CCB2 was associated in observed care (n = 2185; aRR 1.076, 95% CI 1.033–1.122), remained associated after strict truncation (aRR 1.061, 95% CI 1.006–1.119), and was robust to measurement-intensity adjustment and selection weighting (aRR 1.089, 95% CI 1.009–1.175). CCB2 showed the largest associations with liver and renal worsening; these persisted after excluding cirrhosis and baseline liver dysfunction and were directionally reproduced for eICU kidney and liver components. Conclusions: The prespecified primary directional-deterioration signal was small and sensitive to treatment/device truncation. Prespecified secondary analyses consistently indicated that persistence of coagulation abnormality was more informative than short-term direction, particularly for hepatic and renal deterioration. These associative findings apply principally to patients with sufficient coagulation and organ monitoring and require prospective confirmation.
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BibTeX
@article{li2026dynamic,
title = {{Dynamic Coagulation Deterioration and Cumulative Burden Preceding Noncoagulation Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis: A Two-Database Cohort Study}},
author = {Xiang Li and Jingjing Dai and Xilei Cai and Xuejiao Ma and Yunzhu Zhu and Jiabin Li},
journal = {Journal of Clinical Medicine},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3390/jcm15218326},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/21/8326},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Dynamic Coagulation Deterioration and Cumulative Burden Preceding Noncoagulation Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis: A Two-Database Cohort Study
AU - Xiang Li
AU - Jingjing Dai
AU - Xilei Cai
AU - Xuejiao Ma
AU - Yunzhu Zhu
AU - Jiabin Li
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/26
JO - Journal of Clinical Medicine
DO - 10.3390/jcm15218326
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/21/8326
AB - Background: Static coagulation measurements cannot distinguish transient fluctuation from sustained abnormality in sepsis. We assessed whether 0–24 h dynamic coagulation phenotypes preceded noncoagulation organ dysfunction during 24–72 h. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) for development and the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD) for component-level replication. Platelet count, international normalized ratio (INR) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) were aligned to fixed 6 h grids. The two-marker coagulation deterioration index (CDI2) was the prespecified primary exposure; coagulation instability, recovery and cumulative coagulation burden (CCB) were prespecified secondary phenotypes. Modified Poisson models estimated adjusted risk ratios (aRRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Trajectories incorporating measurements after 24 h were excluded from temporally ordered association and prediction models. Results: Among 13,669 eligible MIMIC-IV sepsis stays, 2208 had complete five-organ outcome assessment; 1278 (57.9%) developed the composite. In the primary CDI2 analysis (n = 1002; 619 events), each MIMIC standard deviation was associated with the composite (aRR 1.051, 95% CI 1.007–1.098), but the strict treatment/device-truncated estimate attenuated (aRR 1.018, 95% CI 0.966–1.074). Prespecified secondary CCB2 was associated in observed care (n = 2185; aRR 1.076, 95% CI 1.033–1.122), remained associated after strict truncation (aRR 1.061, 95% CI 1.006–1.119), and was robust to measurement-intensity adjustment and selection weighting (aRR 1.089, 95% CI 1.009–1.175). CCB2 showed the largest associations with liver and renal worsening; these persisted after excluding cirrhosis and baseline liver dysfunction and were directionally reproduced for eICU kidney and liver components. Conclusions: The prespecified primary directional-deterioration signal was small and sensitive to treatment/device truncation. Prespecified secondary analyses consistently indicated that persistence of coagulation abnormality was more informative than short-term direction, particularly for hepatic and renal deterioration. These associative findings apply principally to patients with sufficient coagulation and organ monitoring and require prospective confirmation.
SN - 2077-0383
ER -