TY - JOUR
T1 - Hemostatic abnormalities in critically ill patients
AU - Levi, Marcel
AU - Sivapalaratnam, Suthesh
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Hemostatic abnormalities frequently occur in critically ill patients and may vary from prolonged global clotting tests or isolated thrombocytopenia, to composite defects, such as consumption coagulopathies. There are many reasons for a disturbed coagulation in intensive care patients, and each of these underlying syndromes may require specific therapeutic intervention. Hence, an adequate differential diagnosis and initiation of proper (supportive) therapeutic strategies are critical to decrease morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients with hemostatic abnormalities
AB - Hemostatic abnormalities frequently occur in critically ill patients and may vary from prolonged global clotting tests or isolated thrombocytopenia, to composite defects, such as consumption coagulopathies. There are many reasons for a disturbed coagulation in intensive care patients, and each of these underlying syndromes may require specific therapeutic intervention. Hence, an adequate differential diagnosis and initiation of proper (supportive) therapeutic strategies are critical to decrease morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients with hemostatic abnormalities
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-014-1176-2
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-014-1176-2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25537442
SN - 1828-0447
VL - 10
SP - 287
EP - 296
JO - Internal and emergency medicine
JF - Internal and emergency medicine
IS - 3
ER -