Another Example of Devastating Complication of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Post-Cardiac Surgery: Is Danaparoid the Culprit of Another Near Fatal Complication?
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We describe a patient who developed catastrophic consequences of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) post cardiac surgery, for which she required reoperation using CPB. We also illustrate the impact of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the surgical management of this patient.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010