title: Rewarming by hemodialysis for hypothermia: failure of heparin to prevent DIC.
abstract: Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an infrequent but known complication of hypothermic injury. Previous work with a dog model had indicated that DIC could be prevented if the animals were treated with heparin prior to rewarming. We report here the case of a young man treated with core rewarming by hemodialysis who developed DIC despite the use of heparin during dialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Wolfert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin