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Fibrinogen Deficiency

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This chapter outlines the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, inheritance, and incidence of fibrinogen deficiency. The chapter describes the interaction with pregnancy and discusses the medical and anesthetic management of pregnant women with fibrinogen deficiency, including treatment of acute hemorrhage.

Please also refer to chapter 88 “Inherited Bleeding Disorers”.

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  1. UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    James P. R. Brown MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, MD, FRCPC & Joanne Douglas CM, MD, FRCPC

  2. Department of Anesthesia, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    James P. R. Brown MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, MD, FRCPC & Joanne Douglas CM, MD, FRCPC

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  1. James P. R. Brown MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, MD, FRCPC
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Correspondence to James P. R. Brown MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, MD, FRCPC .

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  1. Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Suzanne K. W. Mankowitz

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Brown, J.P.R., Douglas, J. (2018). Fibrinogen Deficiency. In: Mankowitz, S. (eds) Consults in Obstetric Anesthesiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59680-8_64

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