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Epidural anaesthesia and Von Willebrand's disease
Author(s) -
MILASKIEWICZ R. M.,
HOLDCROFT A.,
LETSKY E.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14336.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , coagulation disorder , anesthesia , von willebrand disease , pregnancy , gestation , coagulation , disease , coagulopathy , surgery , obstetrics , von willebrand factor , platelet , genetics , biology
Summary A case is described of a primiparous patient with Von Willebrand's type 1 disease and diabetes who presented at 36 weeks’gestation for Caesarean section. This was performed under epidural anaesthesia in the absence of any coagulation disorder. The effects of pregnancy on coagulation factors in this disorder are discussed.