Regional anesthesia
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Regional anesthesia · Nov 1996
Case ReportsEssential thrombocythemia and epidural analgesia in the parturient. Does thromboelastography help?
It is often considered that essential thrombocythemia contraindicates placement of an epidural catheter because of the danger of epidural hematoma. Thromboelastography offers a possible means of determining the appropriateness of epidural analgesia in a patient with this disorder. ⋯ Thromboelastography may be a useful diagnostic test in determining the suitability of regional techniques for labor analgesia in parturients with essential thrombocythemia. However, success in one patient does not prove the general safety of this approach.
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Regional anesthesia · Nov 1996
Letter Biography Historical ArticleTorrieri and combined spinal-epidural technique.