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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 156-159 |
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Perioperative management of a patient with hemophilia A with acute subdural hematoma
Virender Belekar1, Vaibhav Jain1, Priyanka Deshmukh1, Sandeep Iratwar2
1 Department of Anesthesia, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Virender Belekar
Incharge, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha - 442 002, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1658-5127.127904
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The hallmark of hemophilia A is prolonged bleeding and re-bleeding. We report a case of 28-year-old male with hemophilia A who after road accident presented with acute subdural hematoma which after evacuation re-bled to extradural hematoma. Prompt diagnosis and treatment with Factor VIII infusions perioperatively and meticulous hemostasis are the key to the management of such cases. |
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