Abstract:Objective To investigate the alterations in coagulation function among sepsis patients of different severity, and to analyze the prognostic risk factors for sepsis patients with coagulation dysfunction.Methods A total of 132 patients with sepsis in our hospital from July 2019 to November 2022 were included in the observation group. According to the severity of the disease, they were divided into sepsis group (n = 71) and septic shock group (n = 61). Another 90 healthy people who underwent health checkup in our hospital during the same period were included in the control group. The thrombin time (TT), prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and the level of fibrinogen (FIB) were compared among different groups. The condition of coagulation dysfunction in the observation group was assessed by the sepsis-associated coagulopathy (SAC) score. The sepsis patients with coagulation dysfunction were divided into survival group and death group according to their 28-day survival, and the prognostic factors were determined via multivariable Logistic regression analysis.Results APTT, PT and TT in the observation group were longer than those in the control group, and the level of FIB in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). APTT, PT and TT in the septic shock group were longer than those in the sepsis group, and the level of FIB in the septic shock group was lower than that in the sepsis group (P < 0.05). The incidence of coagulation dysfunction in the septic shock group was 68.85%, which was higher than 42.25% in the sepsis group (P < 0.05). According to the 28-day outcome of patients after admission, the prognosis of sepsis patients without coagulation dysfunction was better than sepsis patients with coagulation dysfunction (P < 0.05). Multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that the platelet count [O^R = 0.988 (95% CI: 0.980, 0.996) ] and the level of albumin [O^R = 0.962 (95% CI: 0.939, 0.985) ] were protective factors for the survival of patients with sepsis complicated with coagulation dysfunction (P < 0.05). The level of lactic acid [O^R = 1.219 (95% CI: 1.079, 1.376) ], the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score [O^R = 1.347 (95% CI: 1.105, 1.642) ], the SAC score [O^R = 1.319 (95% CI: 1.108, 1.571) ] and the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score [O^R = 3.028 (95% CI: 1.689, 5.431) ] were risk factors for death in patients with sepsis complicated with coagulation dysfunction (P < 0.05).Conclusions The coagulation system is disordered in sepsis patients. As the condition gets severer, the risk for coagulation dysfunction is higher in patients with sepsis. Besides, the severity of coagulation dysfunction may affect the prognosis of sepsis patients to some extent.