Epidural anaesthesia and von Willebrand's disease.
A case is described of a primiparous patient with Von Willebrand's type 1 disease and diabetes who presented at 36 weeks' gestation for Caesarean section. This was performed under epidural anaesthesia in the absence of any coagulation disorder. The effects of pregnancy on coagulation factors in this disorder are discussed.
Milaskiewicz
R M
RM
Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London.
Holdcroft
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Letsky
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D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000628:therapy*; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000628:therapy; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*