Applications of the international scoring system for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy (DIC) and its interaction with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score (SOFA) in prediction of prognosis and final outcome in ICU
Introduction: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy (DIC) is a consumptive syndrome that is characterized by simultaneous widespread microvascular thrombosis and profuse bleeding from various sites. It is described as the combination of thrombocytopenia, decreased coagulation factors V and X causi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090730312000047 |