RT Book, Section
A1 Lichtman, Marshall A.
A1 Kaushansky, Kenneth
A1 Prchal, Josef T.
A1 Levi, Marcel M.
A1 Burns, Linda J.
A1 Linch, David C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1189336645
T1 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
T2 Williams Manual of Hematology, 10e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269204
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1189336645
RD 2024/04/17
AB Disseminated  intravascular  coagulation  (DIC)  is  a  syndrome  that  is  characterized  by  systemic  intravascular  activation  of  coagulation,  leading  to  fibrin  deposition  in  the  microvasculature  and  small  and  mid-size  vessels,  thereby  contributing  to  organ  dysfunction.  Simultaneously,  ongoing  consumption  of  platelets  and  coagulation  factors  leads  to  thrombocytopenia  and  impaired  coagulation  and  may  result  in  serious  bleeding  complications.DIC  never  occurs  by  itself  but  is  always  secondary  to  an  underlying  cause.  Table  86–1  lists  the  most  frequently  occurring  disorders  know  to  be  associated  with  DIC.