Anaesthetic management of caesarean section in a parturient with acute myelodysplastic syndrome.
A 34-year-old pregnant woman developed a myelodysplastic syndrome during pregnancy which resulted in a refractory anaemia and an extreme thrombocytopenia. The report describes the anaesthetic management of elective caesarean section and successful childbirth in this patient. Following replacement therapy with packed red cells and platelets, general anaesthesia was used for the procedure.
Christiaens
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Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital A.Z.-V.U.B., Flemish Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Burrini
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Verborgh
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Fontaine
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de Catte
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Camu
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