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Chokri Ben Lamine: Sepsis Induced Coagulopathy Is Not a Single Disease Phenotype
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May 11, 2026, 15:19

Chokri Ben Lamine: Sepsis Induced Coagulopathy Is Not a Single Disease Phenotype

Chokri Ben Lamine, Assistant Consultant at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, shared a post on X about a recent article by Lu Wang et al., published in Thrombosis Journal:

“Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy (SIC) is NOT one disease phenotype – major heterogeneity exists between INR-dominant vs platelet-dominant SIC.

Credits for sharing:

  • Dr Ruaa Alyamany
  • KFSHRC.

Key findings from Wang and Zhou, Thrombosis Journal 2026:

SIC incidence in sepsis reached 48.7%.

SIC-INR phenotype:

  • Higher bilirubin
  • Higher ALT
  • More liver dysfunction
  • More CRRT support
  • Longer mechanical ventilation
  • Longer hospital stay.

SIC-PLT phenotype:

  • Lower fibrinogen
  • Shorter APTT
  • Lower lactate
  • Lower glucose
  • Less hepatic/renal dysfunction
  • Shorter ventilation duration.

Pulmonary infection was the most common source of SIC (approximately 47%)․

DVT positivity in SIC reached approximately 22.9%․

SIC-INR had significantly higher DVT rates vs SIC-PLT․

  • SIC-INR: 29.9%
  • SIC-PLT: 19.1%․

Important concept:

Two patients may both fulfill SIC criteria but represent biologically different phenotypes with different organ dysfunction patterns and outcomes.

  • SIC-PLT phenotype appears more hematopoietic/consumptive
  • SIC-INR phenotype appears more hepatopathic/metabolic.

INR elevation in sepsis may reflect:

  • Hepatic synthetic dysfunction
  • Drug interactions
  • Vitamin K alterations
  • Severe inflammatory response.

Platelet-dominant SIC may reflect:

  • Bone marrow suppression
  • Platelet consumption
  • Early consumptive coagulopathy.

Clinical implication:

  • Future SIC trials and anticoagulation strategies should stratify by phenotype instead of treating SIC as a monolithic entity.

Another key pearl:

  • Overall SOFA differences disappeared after excluding coagulation components → supporting true coagulation phenotype heterogeneity.

Mortality:

  • No significant mortality difference in PUMCH cohort
  • But lower mortality in SIC-PLT phenotype in MIMIC-IV validation cohort.

Intermuscular vein thrombosis was the most common DVT subtype in SIC patients.”

Title: Sepsis induced coagulopathy (SIC): is it monolithic?

Authors: Lu Wang, Xiang Zhou

Chokri Ben Lamine: Sepsis Induced Coagulopathy Is Not a Single Disease Phenotype

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