Anesthesia Concerns and Management in Case of Severe Hemophilia A: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

Abstract Hemophilia is a genetic disease presenting with increased chances of perioperative bleeding. Preoperative recognition, assessment of risk, and careful titration of factor VIII transfusion are important for anesthesia management and decrease of morbidity. Here we present a case of severe hemophilia with an open wound of the knee scheduled for flap rotation and cover.

Keywords

• anesthesia
• factor viii
• hemophilia a