Regional Anesthesia The Journal of Neural Blockade in Obstetrics Surgery & Pain Control · 1989 · 33 citations · 3 references
MedicineAnesthesiologyObstetricsAnesthesiaObstetric AnesthesiaObstetric AnesthesiologyAnesthesia For High-risk PregnancyEpidural AnesthesiaObstetric Regional AnesthesiaPain Management In LaborVon Willebrand DiseaseCoagulationEpidural Analgesia In ObstetricsFactor Viii ActivationFactor Viii AlterationsFactor Viii PhysiologyLabor Epidural AnalgesiaVon Willebrand Factor DisordersVon Willebrand Factor Function
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.
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Hematoma Following Epidural Anesthesia
SIDNEY W. HELPERIN, David D. Cohen · Anesthesiology · 1971 · 64 citations · Full text
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