Anest. intenziv. Med. 2002;13(4):161-164
Differential Diagnosis of Acute BleedingArticles
- 1 Klinika anesteziologie a resuscitace UK, 1. LF a VFN, Praha, přednosta doc. MUDr. Z. Ehler, CSc.
- 2 Klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie UK, 1. LF a VFN, Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. Ivan Vaněk, DrSc.
There are cases of massive acute bleeding during surgical procedures,labours and injuries which are used to be labeled as coagulopathy and thislabel is not right.The common case is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).The authors describe the most frequent causes of acute secondarybleeding:extensive trauma,dilution coagulopathy,DIC,iatrogenic intervention and their possible relationships.The author presents laboratory testsand their validity in the diagnosis of bleeding,shows clinical and laboratory signs of common types of bleeding and emphasizes early differentialdiagnosis.
Keywords: surgical procedures; coagulopathy; laboratory tests
Published: August 1, 2002 Show citation