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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 48-51 |
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Central neuraxial blockade in chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Platelet count or function and the concept of rebalanced hemostasis
Tasneem Dhansura, Nabila Shaikh, Tarana Shaikh, Mohtasib Madaoo
Department of Anaesthesiology, Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Tasneem Dhansura
Department of Anaesthesiology, Saifee Hospital, 15/17 Maharshi Karve Road, Opposite Charni Road Railway Station, Mumbai - 400 004, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-0311.195961
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Anesthetic management of patients having immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) remains a challenge for the anesthesiologist. Surgeries such as knee arthroplasty are associated with significant bleeding. Neuraxial anesthesia is often preferred for knee arthroplasty. However, in patients with bleeding diathesis such as ITP, neuraxial anesthetic management remains controversial as there are no specific guidelines, and there is a risk of spinal hematoma. There are numerous case reports of safe regional anesthesia administered in parturients suffering from thrombocytopenia, but no explanation has been given. A new emerging concept of "rebalanced hemostasis" is now being used to explain the discrepancies observed in the laboratory reports versus the actual bleeding. In our case report, we have reviewed the literature and described the anesthetic management of a patient having chronic ITP and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing knee arthroplasty under neuraxial technique. |
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