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  • Title: Disseminated intravascular coagulation: a nursing challenge.
    Author: Suchak BA, Barbon CB.
    Journal: Orthop Nurs; 1989; 8(6):61-9. PubMed ID: 2601999.
    Abstract:
    Altered clotting encompasses a wide spectrum of clinical conditions ranging from bleeding disorders to abnormal clot formation. DIC is an abnormal overstimulation of the normal coagulation process resulting from several clinical conditions that illustrate these extremes. In orthopaedic patients, DIC can develop following trauma (crush injuries), tissue necrosis, fat embolism, gram-negative or gram-positive sepsis, and venous stasis (bedrest). Because of its occurrence as a secondary process and its subtle development, DIC can elude early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment.
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