Assessment of Haemostasis in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation by Use of Point-of-Care Assays and Routine Coagulation Tests, in Critically Ill Patients; A Prospective Observational Study.

BACKGROUND:Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) relates to the consumption of coagulation factors and platelets with bleeding and micro thrombosis events. AIM:The aim of this study was to compare haemostasis parameters in critically ill patients with DIC versus patients without DIC, and in...

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Main Authors: Thomas Kander, Anna Larsson, Victor Taune, Ulf Schött, Nahreen Tynngård
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4784845?pdf=render