Disseminated intravascular coagulation: a review.

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in a Case of Brucellosis Misdiagnosed as Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura

Coagulation Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: A Literature Review

 It has been recognized that patients with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) show significant bleeding tendency which can be secondary to coagulopathies in these patients. Some coagulation abnormalities are thrombocytopenia, factor deficiencies, fibrinolysis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation  (DIC). According to high prevalence of CCHD and major operations in theses patients, th...

A review of disseminated intravascular coagulation

In recent years there have been an increasing nunmber of articles and studies on the topic of disseminated intravascular coagulation. -' 2 3 It is not a newly found phenomenon. The syndrome was identified in general terms in a 1959 article by William Crosby. 4 Numerous terms, including defibrination syndrome,) diffuse intravascular coagulation,: and consumpltive coagulopathy7 have been used to ...

Plasma Fibrinogen and D-dimer in Children With Sepsis: A Single-center Experience

Background & Objectives:  In sepsis, enhanced fibrin formation, impaired fibrin degradation, and intravascular fibrin deposition lead to a prothrombotic state. The current study aimed at measuring various coagulation parameters to predict an early marker for disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Methods: The current prospective s...

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation after Myomectomy: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Hematological complications can complicate the postoperative period following myomectomy. Clinicians should keep such rarer possibilities in mind which will help them identify the complications correctly and manage appropriately. We managed a case of disseminated intravascular coagulation following myomectomy which was promptly diagnosed and managed.

Microvascular thrombosis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.

This paper will review the involvement of disseminated intravascular coagulation-induced microvascular thrombosis in the pathogenesis of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and the interaction between disseminated intravascular coagulation and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in critically ill patients. The published literature on clinical and experimental studies are the data sources of...