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Platelet Disorders and Congenital Coagulopathies in Pregnancy

Dr Anuja Patil1†, Dr Seema Quasim1
1Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, UK

Edited by: Dr Gillian Abir, Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA; Dr James Brown, Assistant Professor, British Columbia Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada

†Corresponding author email: patila@doctors.org.uk

Published February 2, 2021

Abstract

Pregnant women with platelet and/or coagulation disorders are more susceptible to bleeding complications during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods. This tutorial focusses on the principles of their management relevant to the anaesthetists.

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