Thrombelastography changes in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-161

  Orlikowski, C E P ^a,c   Rocke, D A ^a,b   Murray, W B ^a,d   Gouws, E ^a   Moodley, J ^a   Kenoyer, D G ^a   Byrne, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Univ Natal and the Med Res Cncl ^*  (South Africa)

^c KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional; Blood, coagulation; Complications, pre eclampsia; Measurement techniques, thrombelastography

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DIHYDRALAZINE; MAGNESIUM; METHYLDOPA; NIFEDIPINE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING TIME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030057364     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/77.2.157     Document Type: Article

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