| Autor: |
Maxson JH; Women's Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Critical care nursing clinics of North America [Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am] 2000 Sep; Vol. 12 (3), pp. 341-52. |
| Abstrakt: |
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a complex condition in which diffuse clotting and profuse hemorrhaging occur simultaneously. It is a serious, often fatal, condition that is estimated to occur in approximately 10% of all patients diagnosed with cancer. No single laboratory test is available that is absolutely diagnostic for DIC; however, several laboratory results, combined with certain clinical findings, will support the diagnosis. Despite the lack of a standardized protocol for clinical management, aggressive medical and nursing care can play a prominent role in the clinical outcome of the patient with DIC. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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