ICD-11 definition : A disorder that is characterized by the systemic intravascular activation of the coagulation
system, simultaneously leading to intravascular thrombi, compromising an adequate
blood supply to the organs, and to bleeding as the consequence of consumption of platelets
and coagulation factors. It may be provoked by a wide range of disorders including
infections, inflammatory disorders and malignancy.;
A disorder that is characterized by the systemic intravascular activation of the coagulation
system, simultaneously leading to intravascular thrombi, compromising an adequate
blood supply to the organs, and to bleeding as the consequence of consumption of platelets
and coagulation factors. It may be provoked by a wide range of disorders including
infections, inflammatory disorders and malignancy.