title: Current management of disseminated intravascular coagulation.
abstract: Both a bleeding and a thrombotic disorder, disseminated intravascular coagulation presents diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. At present, diagnosis requires a set of blood tests; therapy focuses on reversing the underlying disorder and providing supportive treatment. Clinical studies of specific tests and treatments are now under way.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Jonge
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D016207:Cytokines; D006493:Heparin