The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Statement on the Anesthetic Management of Pregnant and Postpartum Women Receiving Thromboprophylaxis or Higher Dose Anticoagulants
Leffert L, Butwick A, Carvalho B, Arendt K, Bates SM, Friedman A, Horlocker T, Houle T, Landau R, Dubois H, Fernando R, Houle T, Kopp S, Montgomery D, Pellegrini J, Smiley R, Toledo P. The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Statement on the Anesthetic Management of Pregnant and Postpartum Women Receiving Thromboprophylaxis or Higher Dose Anticoagulants. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2018, 126: 928-944. PMID: 29099429, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose anticoagulantsConsensus statementMaternal deathsObstetric anesthesiaNeuraxial proceduresPerinatology Consensus StatementPharmacodynamics of anticoagulantsUse of thromboprophylaxisRisk-benefit discussionsKey preventive measuresObstetric populationObstetric surgeryCesarean deliveryNeuraxial analgesiaVenous thromboembolismAnesthetic managementObstetric patientsDifficult airwayNeuraxial anesthesiaGeneral anesthesiaPostpartum womenPregnant womenFetal harmPostpartum periodLeading cause