Tag: blood
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is characterized by systemic activation of blood coagulation, which results in generation and deposition of fibrin, leading to microvascular thrombi in various organs and contributing to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Consumption of clotting factors and platelets in DIC can result in life-threatening haemorrhage. It is a thrombo-haemorrhagic disorder. Explained by two different…
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Bleeding Child
Bleeding complications in cancer patients can be potentially life-threatening if not adequately and promptly recognized and treated. The most frequent haemostatic defect causing bleeding in this setting is thrombocytopenia. Other disorders are represented by liver insufficiency with or without vitamin K deficiency, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), inappropriate or excessive use of anticoagulants, as well as…