Safe spinal anesthesia in a woman with chronic renal failure and placenta previa

Figures & data

Table 1 Preoperative, postoperative and discharge laboratory values

	Preoperative*	Postoperative (six hours)	Discharge**
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	8.21	9.08	10.28
Platelet count (× 10^9/L)	141	129	172
INR	0.9	0.88	–
Bleeding time (minutes)	4.5	4.0	–
PT (seconds)	27	29	–
aPTT (seconds)	30	27	–
Urea (mmol/L)	27	49	40.2
Creatinine (mg/dL)	2.92	3.06	2.74
Potassium (mEq/L)	4.42	5.02	4.37

Key:

* Preoperative values (six hours after HD);

** Discharge values (four days postoperatively and six hours post-HD).

Abbreviations: HD, hemodialysis; INR, international normalized ratio; PT, prothrombin time; aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time.