Abramson D C, Abouleish E I, Pivalizza E G, Luehr S L, Myers T, Phillips M D
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston 77030, USA.
Br J Anaesth. 1996 Oct;77(4):556-8. doi: 10.1093/bja/77.4.556.
We describe the use of heparinase-guided thrombelastography in the assessment of a parturient who had been anticoagulated with heparin for suspected thromboembolic disease. Reversal of the heparin effect in the heparinase-treated sample facilitated administration of protamine and successful subarachnoid analgesia for delivery.