title: Epidural anaesthesia and thrombocytopenia.
abstract: A case is presented of a mother with unanticipated profound thrombocytopenia who received a continuous epidural anaesthetic for labour. No neurological sequelae or excessive bleeding occurred. It is clear, after a review of the literature, that more information is needed to define the lower limits of platelet count at which it is safe to proceed with epidural anaesthesia.
authors: Department of Anaesthesia, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Hew-Wing
authors: S H
authors: SH
authors: Rolbin
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Hew
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Amato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010976:Platelet Count; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood