• Int J Obstet Anesth · May 2016

    Review Case Reports

    Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in pregnancy: an interdisciplinary challenge-a case report and literature review.

    • E Mauermann, C Vökt, D A Tsakiris, D Tobler, and T Girard.
    • Department for Anesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care, Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
    • Int J Obstet Anesth. 2016 May 1; 26: 79-82.

    AbstractHeparin-induced thrombocytopenia is a serious adverse event of anticoagulation with a high risk of thromboembolic complications. As a consequence, anticoagulants other than heparins must be administered. These may be unavailable, contraindicated during pregnancy, off-label, impractical due to short half-lives and, most importantly, may be unfamiliar to many anesthesiologists. Impaired coagulation bears the risk of adverse events following neuraxial procedures and of peripartum hemorrhage. We describe the case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a 29-year-old pregnant woman at 27weeks of gestation with severe valvular heart disease. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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