Go et al evaluated risk factors associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in a neonate. These can help to identify a patient who may require more aggressive management. The authors are from Fukushima Medical University in Japan.
Patient selection: neonate
The most significant risk factor was birth asphyxia.
Other risk factors reported include:
(1) neonatal sepsis
(2) small for gestational age
(3) low Apgar scores
(4) large hemangioma
(5) fetal hydrops
(6) maternal pregnancy-induced hypertension
(7) placental abruption
(8) vanishing twin
The risk of DIC increases with the number of risk factors present.
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