Jul 25 2023
DIC and Hemolysis
Anne D’ Agostino asks, “Should we reject hemolyzed samples from someone in DIC?” The simple answer is “do not reject,” because the hemolysis is likely intravascular, reflecting DIC‘s microangiopathic hemolytic anemia [MAHA]. But to elaborate, there’s no foolproof way to differentiate intravascular [in vivo] hemolysis from spurious [in vitro] hemolysis, the consequence of specimen collection […]
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