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Chapter-12 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Pregnancy

BOOK TITLE: Manual of High-Risk Pregnancy

Author
1. Singh Saroj
2. Pathak Anu
ISBN
9789352703920
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14143_13
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
1. SN Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, S.N. Medical College, Agra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Agra
2. SN Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chapter keywords
Disseminated intravascular coagulation, DIC, blood coagulation system, microvascular thrombi formation, multiorgan failure, pregnancy, adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS

Abstract

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is characterized by systemic activation of blood coagulation system characterized by microvascular thrombi formation in various organs which can cause multiorgan failure. Consumption causes exhaustion of coagulation proteins and platelets, inducing severe bleeding complications. The prevalence of DIC in pregnancy ranges from 0.03–0.35% in population-based studies, or 12.5 per 10,000 delivery hospitalizations in one study. This chapter covers the normal coagulation cascade, physiological changes in pregnancy, triggering factors for DIC, etiology, mechanism of DIC in different obstetric conditions, symptoms, and management.

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