Impact of fetal maceration grade on risk of maternal disseminated intravascular coagulation after intrauterine fetal death - A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a life-threatening event that is the endpoint of a pathologically activated cascade leading to excessive consumption of platelets culminating in bleeding. Several diseases are known to be associated with DIC, some of which may also occur during pregnancy or the puerperium. One of the potential risk factors that have been considered as a potential trigger for DIC is the retention of a highly macerated fetus after intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). However, sparse evidence exists on its clinical implication on hemostasis parameters. In this retrospective single-center study, we investigated the role of fetal maceration grades 0-III on the risk of DIC in 91 women following IUFD between gestational weeks (+days) 22 + 0 and 41 + 6 between 2003 and 2

SUBMITTER: Muin DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6109103 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature