Because of the lack of controlled studies, there is no consensus regarding the practice of routine haemostasis tests before neuraxial blockade in children. The purpose of this study was to describe the French surgical practice about the preoperative evaluation of coagulation in children who were scheduled for paediatric neuraxial anaesthesia.
Service d'anesthésie et de réanimation chirurgicale, Hôtel-Dieu-hôpital Mère-Enfant, CHU de Nantes, place Alexis-Ricardeau, 44093 Nantes cedex 01, France.
