Cold agglutinins in a cardiosurgical patient: a successfully operated case

A technique is described for providing myocardial protection with cold cardioplegia in a patient with cold autoagglutinins. The operation was done in normothermia and the coronary system was perfused with a normothermic (+37 degrees C) NaCl 0,9% solution to remove the blood before in it introducing...

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Published in:	Giornale italiano di cardiologia Vol. 13; no. 8; p. 122
Main Authors:	Cerasuolo, F, Vosa, C, Arciprete, P, Calvanese, A, Barbagallo, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Italian
Published:	Italy 01-08-1983
Subjects:	Agglutinins Cardiomegaly Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cold Temperature Heart Arrest, Induced Heart Ventricles - surgery Humans Infant Male Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - surgery
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Summary:	A technique is described for providing myocardial protection with cold cardioplegia in a patient with cold autoagglutinins. The operation was done in normothermia and the coronary system was perfused with a normothermic (+37 degrees C) NaCl 0,9% solution to remove the blood before in it introducing the cold (+4 degrees C) cardioplegic solution. With this technique, the patient underwent an uneventful operation to relieve right ventricular-outflow stenosis operation.
ISSN:	0046-5968