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Case Reports
. 2007 Apr;83(4):1547-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.10.079.

Postoperative coagulopathy in a pediatric patient after exposure to bovine topical thrombin

Sheri S Crow  1 , Vita V Sullivan, Agnes E Aysola, Nigel S Key, Paul Harker-Murray, John E Foker, Marie E Steiner
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Postoperative coagulopathy in a pediatric patient after exposure to bovine topical thrombin

Sheri S Crow et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

Severe postoperative coagulopathy developed in a child with congenital heart disease due to a factor V inhibitor from repetitive exposure to bovine topical thrombin. This case report alerts pediatric providers to consider these inhibitors when postoperative coagulopathy occurs. Potential treatment options are reviewed.

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