2021
The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Interdisciplinary Consensus Statement on Neuraxial Procedures in Obstetric Patients With Thrombocytopenia
Bauer ME, Arendt K, Beilin Y, Gernsheimer T, Perez Botero J, James AH, Yaghmour E, Toledano RD, Turrentine M, Houle T, MacEachern M, Madden H, Rajasekhar A, Segal S, Wu C, Cooper JP, Landau R, Leffert L. The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Interdisciplinary Consensus Statement on Neuraxial Procedures in Obstetric Patients With Thrombocytopenia. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2021, 132: 1531-1544. PMID: 33861047, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal epidural hematomaObstetric patientsNeuraxial proceduresImmune thrombocytopeniaEpidural hematomaGeneral anesthesiaRisk factorsObstetric risk factorsRisk-benefit discussionsDiagnosis of thrombocytopeniaRelevant professional societiesInterdisciplinary consensus statementGestational thrombocytopeniaThrombocytopenia etiologyHypertensive disordersPatient comorbiditiesCesarean deliveryProfessional societiesAirway examinationPotential morbidityPlatelet countPatient preferencesObstetric anesthesiaAirway equipmentAffected patients
2018
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