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Congenital Bleeding Disorders

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Congenital bleeding disorders are found in all the world’s racial groups. They can affect the plasmatic coagulation cascade, as well as platelet function, with different patterns of inheritance (sex-linked recessive, autosomal recessive, and autosomal dominant). Taken all together, they affect roughly 1 in 200 people. Hemophilia A and B are inherited in a sex-linked recessive way, and together with the much more frequent von Willebrand disease, they constitute the largest group of inherited plasmatic bleeding disorders. In order to avoid catastrophic outcomes, the identification of a congenital bleeding disorder is crucial for the optimization of hemostasis in a perioperative setting. The global coagulation tests – as first-choice laboratory tests – and tests for screening platelet function are useful diagnostic tools. This chapter gives an overview of the pathogenesis, diagnostic tools, and treatment options for congenital bleeding disorders.

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Martinez, M., Graf, L., Tsakiris, D.A. (2015). Congenital Bleeding Disorders. In: Marcucci, C., Schoettker, P. (eds) Perioperative Hemostasis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55004-1_6

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