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@LimGrapes continues her tour de force at #OAA23ASM with Decision Making and Neuraxial Anesthesia. New evidence around thrombocytopenia and how those guidelines affect decision making in #OBAnes 
To start: a Case. Possible evolving HELLP. Trends are important. Discuss anesthesia options.
#OBAnes #OAA23ASM
#OBAnes #OAA23ASM
Defining the problem: preeclampsia itself results in qualitative platelet dysfunction (even before HELLP). Preeclampsia has circulating microthrombi. Platelets are pre-activated, proaggregatory and prothrombotic BUT don’t respond to exposed collagen —> perioperative bleeding… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
What are we really talking about? As @MarcVandeVelde6 pointed out for LEA mix is pretty standard, spinal less so? Adjuvants are #OBAnes aspiring to cocktail perfection, to address problems and achieve desires #OAA3dc2022
Dr Eva Roofthooft (@gzaziekenhuizen) summarizes advantage of opioids, but as these are surely standard practice (not experience of @HofkampMichael & @emilysharpe), moves on to clonidine & dexmedetomidine. Dexmedetomidine 7 x more selective than clonidine. #OAA3dc2022
