Editing Disseminated intravascular coagulation (section)

==Epidemiology==
DIC is observed in approximately 1% of academic hospital admissions.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Matsuda|first1=T|title=Clinical aspects of DIC--disseminated intravascular coagulation|journal=Pol J Pharmacol.|date=Jan–Feb 1996|volume=48|issue=1|pages=73–5|pmid=9112631}}</ref> DIC occurs at higher rates in people with bacterial sepsis (83%),<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=OP|title=Use of protein-C concentrate, heparin, and haemodiafiltration in meningococcus-induced purpura fulminans.|journal=Lancet|date=1997|volume=350|issue=9091|pages=1590–1593|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(97)06356-3|pmid=9393338|s2cid=38614343}}</ref> severe trauma (31%),<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gando|first1=S|title=Disseminated intravascular coagulation and sustained systemic inflammatory response syndrome predict organ dysfunctions after trauma: application of clinical decision analysis.|journal=Ann Surg|date=1999|volume=229|issue=1|pages=121–127|doi=10.1097/00000658-199901000-00016|pmid=9923809|pmc=1191617}}</ref> and cancer (6.8%).<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sallah|first1=S|title=Disseminated intravascular coagulation in solid tumors: clinical and pathologic study.|journal=Thromb. Haemost.|date=2001|volume=86|issue=3|pages=828–833|doi=10.1055/s-0037-1616139|pmid=11583315|s2cid=11667422}}</ref>