How low did we go? A case report of unexpected thrombocytopenia

M L Meng; E Wang; C Cain; R Landau

doi:10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.11.008

How low did we go? A case report of unexpected thrombocytopenia

Int J Obstet Anesth. 2019 May:38:131-134. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.11.008. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Authors

M L Meng¹, E Wang², C Cain², R Landau²

Affiliations

¹ Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, New York, United States of America. Electronic address: mm3847@cumc.columbia.edu.
² Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, New York, United States of America.

PMID: 30545587
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.11.008

Abstract

We report the case of a normotensive 31-year-old parturient who received combined spinal-epidural analgesia for early labor, and who was then found to have an unexpectedly low platelet count (25 000/μL) with elevated liver enzymes, but without alterations in blood pressure.

Keywords: Hematoma, epidural, spinal, neuraxial; Neuraxial anesthesia; Parturition; Thrombocytopenia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anesthesia, Epidural*
Anesthesia, Obstetrical*
Female
HELLP Syndrome / diagnosis*
Humans
Labor, Obstetric*
Pregnancy
Thrombocytopenia / complications*