Regional anesthesia
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Regional anesthesia · Sep 1995
Case ReportsEpidural analgesia in a preeclamptic parturient after normalization of a prolonged bleeding time with DDAVP.
Despite several advantages to the use of epidural analgesia for the management of labor pain in preeclamptic parturients, this procedure is withheld from many such patients owing to associated thrombocytopenia and platelet dysfunction. ⋯ Preeclampsia-induced platelet dysfunction might be corrected with DDAVP: A controlled study is required before its routine use can be advocated.