Should a normal thromboelastogram allow us to perform a neuraxial block? A strong word of warning;Un thromboélastogramme normal devrait-il permettre de réaliser un bloc neuraxial? Un sérieux avertissement

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 761-763

  Samama, Charles Marck ^a  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NERVE BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0344394434     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03019369     Document Type: Editorial

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