CLOT OBSERVATION TEST FOR EARLY DETECTION OF COAGULOPATHY IN OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Abstract

ABSTRACT Background: Multiple organ failure is connected to Disseminate intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) due to systemic coagulation activation, which causes disseminated fibrin deposition in microscopic blood vessels due to thrombin activation. Fibrinogen levels have been linked to the early diagnosis of abnormal pregnancies caused by coagulation abnormalities. Diagnosis of fibrinolysis can be done by using clot observation test, which involves observing the clot to detect presence of fibrinolysis. Aim: Present study was aimed to compare clot observation test (COT) with serum fibrinogen level and to assess the role of the clot observation test, a simple bedside test, vs DIC profile procedure in the early stages of DIC diagnosis.