RT Book, Section
A1 Potestio, Christopher
A1 Nguyen, Vinh
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135741245
T1 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135741245
RD 2024/04/16
AB Disseminated  intravascular  coagulation  (DIC)  is  a  disease  process  in  which  the  entire  coagulation  pathway  undergoes  activation.  All  critically  ill  patients  undergo  some  degree  of  coagulation  activation  due  to  inflammation  and  hemodynamic  changes.  In  some  cases,  the  balance  of  anticoagulations  and  procoagulants  is  tipped  in  favor  of  procoagulants,  leading  to  DIC.  No  single  laboratory  test  defines  DIC,  and  there  is  no  gold  standard  for  diagnosis.  Laboratory  assays  allow  practitioners  to  define  the  state  of  the  disease  and  assess  the  risk  of  bleeding  and  thrombosis.  Table  98-1  lists  laboratory  values  that  assist  in  the  diagnosis  and  management  of  DIC.