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Disseminated intravascular coagulation: treat the cause, not the lab values.

Labelle CA, Kitchens CS.

Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610-0277, USA.

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.

PMID: 15929452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]