Thromboelastography as a point-of-care guide for spinal anesthesia in an eclamptic patient: a case report

Neuraxial anesthesia is a standard of care during parturition. Since bleeding diathesis is a contraindication to neuraxial techniques, data about its safe administration in a thrombocytopenic milieu is limited and evolving. Thrombocytopenia associated with preeclampsia or eclampsia and hemolysis, el...

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Main Authors: Vendhan Ramanujam, Usama Iqbal, Mary Im
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001421000105