Severe Dehydration Trigger of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in a 93-Year-Old Man with an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Jun;64(6):1379-80. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14168.

Authors

Soheila Talebi¹, Marco Ruiz¹, Gerald Pekler², Ferdinand Visco², Getaw Worku Hassen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Metropolitan Hospital, New York City, New York.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Metropolitan Hospital, New York City, New York.
³ Emergency Department, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital, New York City, New York.

PMID: 27321633
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14168

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications*
Dehydration / complications*
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / diagnosis*
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology
Humans
Male