Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome in a pregnant patient

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 740-742

  Poddar, R K ^a   Coley, Sue ^a   Pavord, S ^b  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesic techniques, epidural; Blood, platelet dysfunction; Complications, albinism; Complications, Hermansky Pudlak syndrome; Complications, storage pool disease

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DESMOPRESSIN; FENTANYL; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; IRON; LIDOCAINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TIME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MATERNAL DISEASE; OCULAR ALBINISM; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

EID: 7444235492     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh256     Document Type: Article

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