Clotting Catastrophies in the Intensive Care Unit

Saswati Sinha; Subhash Kumar Todi

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23252

Clotting Catastrophies in the Intensive Care Unit

Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019 Sep;23(Suppl 3):S197-S201. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23252.

Authors

Saswati Sinha¹, Subhash Kumar Todi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Critical Care, AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria and Mukundapur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Abstract

Clotting catastrophies are rarely encountered challenges in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and their presentation and progress maybe devastating and fulminant. Dramatic onset and involvement of multiple vascular beds should alert the clinician to look for these disorders. Outcomes may be improved with rapid diagnosis and prompt institution of specific therapies and interdisciplinary liaison holds the key to success.

How to cite this article: Sinha S, Todi SK. Clotting Catastrophies in the Intensive Care Unit. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(Suppl 3):S197-S201.

Keywords: Coagulopathy; Intensive Care Unit; Thrombotic microangiopathy.