Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation after surgery for abdominalaortic aneurysm: clinical and haemostatic response to dalteparin

Authors
Cummins, D Segal, H Hunt, BJ Awad, R Maddox, A
Citation
D. Cummins et al., Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation after surgery for abdominalaortic aneurysm: clinical and haemostatic response to dalteparin, BR J HAEM, 113(3), 2001, pp. 658-660
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,"Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
00071048 → ACNP
Volume
113
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
658 - 660
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1048(200106)113:3<658:CDICAS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A 77-year-old man developed chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) after surgical repair of a large infrarenal aortic aneurysm, Self-adm inistered subcutaneous dalteparin therapy (5000 units o.d.) led to rapid re lief of symptoms and sustained improvements in his platelet count and fibri nogen level; activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis appeared to be rela tively unaffected. Long-term treatment with low-molecular-weight heparin ca n provide good symptomatic control of chronic DIC associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm.