RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Disseminated intravascular coagulation: Treat the cause, not the lab values
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 377
OP 397
VO 72
IS 5
A1 Labelle, Carrie Ann
A1 Kitchens, Craig S.
YR 2005
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/5/377.abstract
AB Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a manifestation of an underlying pathologic process such as cancer, infection, trauma, or obstetric catastrophe. It can manifest as thrombosis, bleeding, or both. To succeed, treatment must address the underlying cause.