Life-threatening postpartum hemolysis, elevated liver functions tests, low platelets syndrome versus thrombocytopenic purpura - Therapeutic plasma exchange is the answer

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 126-129

  Nasa, Prashant ^a   Dua, J M ^a   Kansal, Sudha ^a   Chadha, Geeta ^a   Chawla, Rajesh ^a   Manchanda, Manav ^a  

^a INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral venous thrombosis; life threatening postpartum disorders; pregnancy related microangiopathic disorders

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DOPAMINE; ENOXAPARIN; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NORADRENALIN; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ANURIA; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; DISORIENTATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTUBATION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGURIA; PACKED BED REACTOR; PATIENT COUNSELING; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIMIGRAVIDA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TRACHEOSTOMY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 79960831403     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.83016     Document Type: Article

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