Why the study?
Do anaesthetic agents affect platelet function?
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Supports caution with halothane in bleeding-risk patients; leaves open whether anaesthetic choice affects clinical hemostasis outcomes.
Do anaesthetic agents affect platelet function?
Halothane is unique among commonly used anaesthetic agents in its ability to inhibit platelet function at clinically relevant concentrations.
N. M. Gibbs (1991) studied this question.
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