Clotting Catastrophies in the Intensive Care Unit.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Sinha, Saswati; Todi, Subhash Kumar
- Source
- Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Supplement, Vol. 23 Issue S3, pS197-S201. 5p. 1 Diagram.
- Subject
- *THROMBOSIS diagnosis
*ANTICOAGULANTS
*CATASTROPHIC illness
*DISSEMINATED intravascular coagulation
*HEALTH care teams
*INTENSIVE care units
*THROMBOCYTOPENIA
*THROMBOSIS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0972-5229
Clotting catastrophies are rarely encountered challenges in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and their presentation and progress maybe devastating and fulminant. Dramatic onset and involvement of multiple vascular beds should alert the clinician to look for these disorders. Outcomes may be improved with rapid diagnosis and prompt institution of specific therapies and interdisciplinary liaison holds the key to success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]