Obstetric DIC
Obstetric DIC
This extremely brief page merely lists the causes of DIC in obstetrics, as it came up in a practice question.
| Obstetric causes | Non-obstetric causes |
| IUFD | Trauma & burns |
| Amniotic fluid embolism | Malignancy |
| Maternal sepsis (chorioamnionitis, endometritis) |
Sepsis |
| PET & HELLP | Immunological or toxic reactions |
| Retained products of conception | Liver disease |
| Acute fatty liver of pregnancy | |
| Transfusion reactions |