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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 95-97 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Regional Anesthesia |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Atypical plasma cholinesterase
- Bleeding time
- Coagulopathy
- Desmopressin
- Von Willebrand’s Disease