Disseminated intravascular coagulation or extended intravascular coagulation in massive pulmonary embolism
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See also Leitner JM, Jilma B, Spiel AO, Sterz F, Laggner AN, Janata KM. Massive pulmonary embolism leading to cardiac arrest is associated with consumptive coagulopathy presenting as disseminated intravascular coagulation. This issue, pp 1477–82; Thachil J. DIC score predicts mortality in massive clot coagulopathy as a result of extensive pulmonary embolism: a rebuttal. This issue, pp 1657–8; Leitner JM, Janata-Schwatzek K, Spiel AO, Sterz F, Laggner AN, Jilma B. DIC score predicts mortality in massive clot coagulopathy as a result of extensive pulmonary embolism: reply to a rebuttal. This issue, pp 1658–9.
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