The incidence and cause of coagulopathies in an intensive care population.

We studied 235 patients admitted to an adult intensive care unit in order to determine the incidence and cause of coagulation disturbances. Clinical coagulopathy, defined as bleeding unexplained by local or surgical factors, was identified in 13.6% of patients. Laboratory evidence of coagulopathy wa...

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Main Authors: Chakraverty, R, Davidson, S, Peggs, K, Stross, P, Garrard, C, Littlewood, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1996