How to manage coagulopathies in critically ill patients

Julie Helms, Toshiaki Iba, Jean Marie Connors, Satoshi Gando, Marcel Levi, Ferhat Meziani, Jerrold H. Levy

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Abstract

Coagulopathy is a severe and frequent complication in critically ill patients, for which the pathogenesis and presentation may be variable depending on the underlying disease. Based on the dominant clinical phenotype, the current review differentiates between hemorrhagic coagulopathies, characterized by a hypocoagulable and hyperfibrinolysis state, and thrombotic coagulopathies with a systemic prothrombotic and antifibrinolytic phenotype. We discuss the differences in pathogenesis and treatment of the common coagulopathies.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)273-290
Number of pages18
JournalIntensive care medicine
Volume49
Issue number3
Early online date2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023

Keywords

  • Coagulopathy
  • Critical care
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • Hematological disease
  • Sepsis
  • Trauma

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