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Title
Pregnancy, labour and delivery in a Jehovah's Witness with esophageal varices and thrombocytopenia.
Authors
Harnett, M J; Miller, A D; Hurley, R J; Bhavani-Shankar, K
Abstract
An increasing number of women with cirrhosis are conceiving and carrying their pregnancies to term. However, the maternal mortality rate remains high (10-61%). This case report describes the management of a parturient with esophageal varices and thrombocytopenia. She was also a Jehovah's Witness.
Publication
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie, 2000, Vol 47, Issue 12, p1253