Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) - Cleveland Clinic Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a rare blood clotting disorder that can cause organ damage and uncontrollable bleeding DIC is a complication of different serious medical conditions that can be life-threatening if you don’t receive treatment
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) - NHLBI, NIH Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a rare but serious condition that causes abnormal blood clotting throughout the body’s blood vessels You may develop DIC if you have an infection or injury that affects the body’s normal blood clotting process
Evaluation and management of disseminated intravascular . . . Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC; also called consumption coagulopathy and defibrination syndrome) is a systemic process with the potential for causing thrombosis and hemorrhage
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) - The Merck Manuals Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) involves abnormal, excessive generation of thrombin and fibrin in the circulating blood During the process, increased platelet aggregation and coagulation factor consumption occur
Acute Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC . . . Acute DIC results from an acute coagulation trigger (e g , sepsis) This leads to abrupt and exuberant depletion of coagulation factors, leading to hemostatic imbalances This chapter is predominantly about acute DIC – which is more immediately relevant to critical care medicine
Disseminated intravascular coagulation - BMJ Best Practice Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an acquired syndrome characterised by activation of coagulation pathways, resulting in formation of intravascular thrombi and depletion of platelets and coagulation factors