AANA journal
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Clinical Trial
Utility of thromboelastography during neuraxial blockade in the parturient with thrombocytopenia.
No consensus exists on when it is safe to administer neuraxial blockade in a patient with a low platelet count. It has been suggested that thromboelastography (TEG) may be useful in assessing platelet function in parturients with thrombocytopenia. ⋯ All parturients whose platelet count was less than 100,000 mm(-3) were required to have TEG before a neuraxial technique was administered. This case series suggests that neuraxial techniques in parturients can be performed with a platelet count greater than 56,000 mm3 and a normal TEG result.