Pediatr. praxi. 2021;22(3):217-220 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2021.042

Severe neonatal coagulopathy induced by labor trauma

MUDr. Iveta Matyáštíková¹, MUDr. Hana Wiedermannová^{1, 2}, MUDr. Hana Burčková^{1, 2}, doc. et doc. MUDr. Petr Vávra, Ph.D.^{2, 4}, MUDr. Jan Pavlíček, Ph.D.^{3, 5}

¹ Oddělení neonatologie, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava

² Lékařská fakulta, Ostravská univerzita, Ostrava

³ Klinika dětského lékařství, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava

⁴ Chirurgická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava

⁵ Centrum biomedicínského výzkumu, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové

Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) is a life-threatening condition resulting from an imbalance between the various parts of hemostatic mechanisms. All neonates are at risk for developing severe coagulopathy however DIC diagnosis is not common in newborns. In neonatal age, DIC is mainly associated with peripartum asphyxia and infection. The authors present a case report of a newborn with the development of DIC after a birth injuries abdominal organs. Acute surgery combined with intensive therapy for advanced coagulopathy has led to the successful cure of the newborn.

Keywords: disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, neonate, birth injuries.

Published: October 14, 2021  Show citation