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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Disseminated intravascular coagulation, is a pathological process in the body where the blood starts to coagulate throughout the whole body. This depletes the body of its platelets and coagulation factors, and there is a paradoxically increased risk of hemorrhage. It occurs in critically ill patients, especially those with Gram-negative sepsis (particularly meningococcal sepsis) and acute promyelocytic leukemia.[1] [2] [3] [4]
References
- ↑ Baglin, T., Disseminated intravascular coagulation: diagnosis and treatment, BMJ 1996; 312: 683-686.
- ↑ Bick, R.L., Disseminated intravascular coagulation: pathophysiological mechanisms and manifestations, Sem Thromb Hemostasis 1998; 24: 3-18.
- ↑ Penner, J.A., Disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with multiple organ failure of non-septic origin, Sem Thromb Hemostasis 1998, 24: 45-52.
- ↑ Riewald, M., Riess, H., Treatment options for clinically recognized disseminated intravascular coagulation, Sem Thromb Hemostasis 1998; 24: 53-59.