title: Increased bleeding time after magnesium sulfate infusion.
abstract: Personal observation suggested that blood loss increased among patients with preeclampsia who received magnesium sulfate infusions. Bleeding time (modified Ivy) was checked before infusion of magnesium and at the completion of infusion for nine patients with preeclampsia and three who did not receive magnesium. Bleeding time more than doubled among patients who needed magnesium and did not change among controls.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago and the Chicago Lying-in Hospital, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kynczl-Leisure
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Cibils
mesh_terms: D001760:Bleeding Time; D005260:Female; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D008278:Magnesium Sulfate