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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Learning Center

Treatments could include:
Blood clotting factors may be replaced with plasma transfusions. Heparin, a medication used to prevent clotting, is sometimes used.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 5, 2009
The objective of treatment is to determine the underlying cause of DIC and treat it, because this underlying cause predicts the probable outcome. The presence of inadequate blood components can be overcome with fresh frozen plasma and blood transf...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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