Use

This test is used for the interpretation of test results in the context of evaluating laboratory evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) or intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis (ICF). These conditions are characterized by consumptive hemorrhagic and microthrombotic disorders resulting in clinical bleeding or thrombosis. Conditions associated with DIC/ICF include sepsis, trauma, obstetric complications, malignancies, vascular disorders, and immunologic disorders, which can lead to thrombin and fibrin formation intravascularly, causing thrombosis, organ failure, or bleeding due to consumption of coagulation components and platelets.