Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Sherif Afifi

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• Case Report
  Perioperative Management of Patient with Factor XI Deficiency Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
  Author(s): Eric Kamenetsky and Sherif AfifiEric Kamenetsky and Sherif Afifi
  
  Factor XI (FXI) deficiency is a rare, inherited bleeding disorder that is typically asymptomatic and presents with unexpected bleeding after surgery or trauma. We present a patient with FXI deficiency that underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) under general anesthesia and received peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia. We also present a review of literature focused on presentation of FXI deficiency in various surgical settings and choices of perioperative anesthetic management... View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000471

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