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Case Reports
. 2007 Aug;6(4):565-6.
doi: 10.1510/icvts.2007.154153. Epub 2007 Apr 17.

Pseudothrombocytopenia in cardiac surgical practice

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Pseudothrombocytopenia in cardiac surgical practice

Sukumaran K Nair et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

Pseudothrombocytopenia is observed occasionally in post-cardiac surgical patients. It is commonly due to EDTA-mediated immunological mechanisms, which lead to agglutination of functionally intact platelets. This condition is harmless and does not warrant platelet transfusion. We describe an instance of pseudothrombocytopenia in our practice and discuss its clinical relevance.

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