title: Anesthetic considerations in diffuse bleeding diathesis of uncertain origin.
abstract: This is a report of a case of a diffuse bleeding tendency in a pregnant woman who presented for emergency splenectomy with a tentative diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The influence of multiple organ dysfunction in the selection of appropriate monitors and the anesthetic technic in such cases are complex.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D005260:Female; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000601:surgery*; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy
chemical_list: D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen