Epidural analgesia for labor and delivery in a patient with von willebrand’s disease

Shaul Cohen, Jonathan S. Daitch, David Amar, Paul L. Goldiner

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Abstract

Patients with histories of bleeding disorders may still benefit from regional anesthetic techniques. The decision to perform the block should be individualized, based on coagulation tests. The authors describe a patient with von Willebrand’s disease in whom pregnancy itself improved factor VIII activity, enabling performance of an epidural block for labor and delivery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)95-97
Number of pages3
JournalRegional Anesthesia
Volume14
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1989
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atypical plasma cholinesterase
  • Bleeding time
  • Coagulopathy
  • Desmopressin
  • Von Willebrand’s Disease

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