TNF and Sepsis: Third, the release of high plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP10), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP1), macrophage inflammatory protein 1A (MIP1A) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α)—the so-called “cytokine storm”, which is a common feature of sepsis—cause secondary development of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with activation of blood coagulation, increased risk of intravascular microthrombosis and secondary local consumption coagulopathy [50], promoting the occurrence of VTE.