title: Fragmented red cells, thrombocytopaenia and elevated D-dimers do not always indicate the presence of disseminated intravascular coagulation, even in the presence of a bleeding tendency.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kurukulasuriya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D