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The Laboratory Diagnosis of Low‐Graded Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: A Study in Rabbits
Author(s) -
Slaastad R. A.,
Jeremic M.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1973.tb00095.x
Subject(s) - disseminated intravascular coagulation , coagulation , medicine , clotting factor , pathology , cardiology
The present data indicate that disseminated intravascular coagulation experimentally induced leads both to consumption as well as synthesis of clotting factors. In massive DIC all parameters are markedly affected, and the diagnosis easily settled. In low graded DIC normal or even high levels of clotting factors may be met with. In this situation the ethanol gelation test appears to be a sensitive indicator.