Current management of disseminated intravascular coagulation

Hosp Pract (1995). 2000 Aug 15;35(8):59-66; quiz 92. doi: 10.3810/hp.2000.08.208.

Abstract

Both a bleeding and a thrombotic disorder, disseminated intravascular coagulation presents diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. At present, diagnosis requires a set of blood tests; therapy focuses on reversing the underlying disorder and providing supportive treatment. Clinical studies of specific tests and treatments are now under way.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Blood Component Transfusion
  • Cytokines / physiology
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / blood
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / diagnosis*
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / therapy*
  • Female
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infections / complications
  • Inflammation
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Risk Factors
  • Vascular Diseases / complications
  • Wounds and Injuries / complications

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Cytokines
  • Heparin