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Correction of the underlying condition

Authoring team

The following conditions may be reversed:

  • bacteraemia should be treated with parenteral antibiotics
  • obstetric causes of DIC often require evacuation of the uterus
  • vascular abnormalities e.g. aortic aneurysms or haemangiomata should be treated surgically

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