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

Cleve Clin J Med

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

Published: May 2005

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.

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