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This editorial discusses the safety thresholds for platelet counts when performing neuraxial anesthesia.
Supports feasibility of ambulation in obese laboring patients without falls; leaves open efficacy and acceptance questions for larger trials.
From the *Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois †Department of Anesthesia and University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa. Accepted for publication February 3, 2021. Funding: None. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Reprints will not be available from the author. Address correspondence to Barbara M. Scavone, MD, Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637. Address e-mail to [email protected].
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Scavone et al. (2021) conducted an editorial in Thrombocytopenia. Neuraxial anesthesia was evaluated. This editorial discusses the safety thresholds for platelet counts when performing neuraxial anesthesia.
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