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Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Gestational Thrombocytopenia for Elective Cesarean Section


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1 Department of Anaesthesia, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
 

Thrombocytopenia is a common manifestation in pregnancy. It is mostly dilutional when no pathological causation is evident. There are no clear‑cut guidelines to determine the platelet count at which anesthesiologists can safely administer regional anesthesia in obstetric patients. A safe approach in an asymptomatic mother is outlined here.

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Anaesthetic management, Elective Cesarean Section, Gestational Thrombocytopenia, Hematological abnormality in pregnancy
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Authors

Channabasavaraj S. Sanikop
Department of Anaesthesia, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Saumitra Misra
Department of Anaesthesia, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Noor F. Akram
Department of Anaesthesia, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Thrombocytopenia is a common manifestation in pregnancy. It is mostly dilutional when no pathological causation is evident. There are no clear‑cut guidelines to determine the platelet count at which anesthesiologists can safely administer regional anesthesia in obstetric patients. A safe approach in an asymptomatic mother is outlined here.

Keywords


Anaesthetic management, Elective Cesarean Section, Gestational Thrombocytopenia, Hematological abnormality in pregnancy