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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Complicating Bilateral Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) results from a series of complex changes in the haemostatic and coagulation function within the blood. It occurs in numerous clinical settings, I though a review of the literature suggests that it is a rare complication of total hip replacement.2-4 This case study describes a patient who developed DIC in the immediate postoperative period following bilateral total hip replacement.