Anaesthesia management of caesarean section in a patient with severe factor XI deficiency

• Main Authors: Debesh Bhoi (Author), E J Sreekumar (Author), Rahul Kumar Anand (Author), Dalim Kumar Baidya (Author), Anjolie Chhabra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Factor XI deficiency is a rare coagulation disorder associated with bleeding tendency and prolonged APTT. Parturients can have increased bleeding during vaginal delivery or cesarean section. Patients with severe factor XI deficiency should receive prophylactic fresh frozen plasma or factor XI transf...