(etomidate 20 mg, fentanyl 150 mg, and suc-cinylcholine 75 mg). Once in the operating theatre, TEM study was performed at the beginning of surgery. The fibTEM MCF was 9 mm, and fibrinogen at the same time was 3.19 g litre 21 ; i.v. fibrinogen 30 mg kg 21 and tranexamic acid 25 mg kg 21 were given. Fetal extraction was performed with evacuation of a retroplacental haematoma affecting 30–40% of p...