title: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation syndrome - ENT surgeon's perspective.
abstract: ENT surgeon is seldom confronted with a systemic disease severe enough to progress to Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation syndrome (DIC), where he has to undertake a definitive surgical procedure for malignancy or perform an emergency tracheostomy. This calls for a judicious calculation of the pros and cons with an element of risk that needs to be accepted. We report two such patients who have been treated in such a scenario where the outcome varied depending on the severity and time of onset of the underlying coagulation disorder.
authors.affiliation: Dept of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute (DU), 600116 Porur, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ravikumar
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sasindran
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Senthil
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samuel
authors.lastname: Thirumaran
keywords: Bleeding Disorders; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; Hepatitis B infection