| Title | Thrombocytopenia in the parturient. | | Author(s) | Kam PC, Thompson SA, Liew AC | | Institution | Department of Anaesthesia, University of NSW at St. George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia. p.kam@unsw.edu.au | | Source | Anaesthesia 2004 Mar; 59(3):255-64. | | MeSH | Anesthesia, Obstetrical
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
HELLP Syndrome
Humans
Pre-Eclampsia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
Thrombocytopenia
| | Abstract | Thrombocytopenia in pregnant women can be associated with substantial maternal and neonatal morbidity. It may result from a range of conditions and early implementation of some specific treatment may improve both maternal and neonatal outcome. In this review we discuss the clinical features of the more common causes of thrombocytopenia associated with pregnancy, and provide an overview of the anaesthetic considerations. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 14984524 |
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