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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D.[2]

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There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for DIC as it does not suggest any changes in mortality except in sepsis

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for DIC as it does not suggest any changes in mortality except in sepsis ^[1]

↑ Umemura Y, Yamakawa K, Hayakawa M, Hamasaki T, Fujimi S (January 2018). "Screening itself for disseminated intravascular coagulation may reduce mortality in sepsis: A nationwide multicenter registry in Japan". Thromb. Res. 161: 60–66. doi:10.1016/j.thromres.2017.11.023. PMID 29202320.