title: Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section of Pregnant Women with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
abstract: Women with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) may become pregnant, or the disease may occur for the first time during pregnancy. Thrombocytopenia is usually noticed in the first months of pregnancy and the platelet count is often quite low. In this case report, we described the anaesthetic method for caesarean section in a pregnant woman at 38 weeks of gestation with refractory ITP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Facult of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şule
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Özbilgin
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Facult of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahar Kuvaki
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Balkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Facult of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Belkıs
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Şaşmaz
keywords: ITP; Thrombocytopenia; anesthesia; caesarean section