Epidural Anesthesia in Pregnant Patients with Low Platelet Counts

Overview

Journal Obstet Gynecol

Specialty Gynecology & Obstetrics

Date 1988 Jun 1

PMID 3368173

Citations 14

Authors

S H Rolbin

D Abbott

E Musclow

F Papsin

L M Lie

J Freedman

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Abstract

A number of patients demonstrate thrombocytopenia in the peripartum period. One hundred four patients with unexplained transient periparturient thrombocytopenia were found over a nine-month period. Sixty-one of them received epidural anesthesia without neurologic sequelae. Epidural anesthesia is safe if the platelet count exceeds 100 x 10(9)/L in otherwise healthy women.

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