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Disseminated intravascular coagulation: Treat the cause, not the lab values

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2005 May;72(5):377-378, 383-385, 390, 392, 394, 397
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ABSTRACTDisseminated 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.