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Case Reports
. 2023 Apr-Jun;26(2):223-226.
doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_78_21.

Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery-cold alert!

Nazmeen I Sayed  1 , Shakuntala Basantwani  1 , Chetana Bhalerao  2 , Usha Nair  3 , Priyanka Navalkar  4
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Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery-cold alert!

Nazmeen I Sayed et al. Ann Card Anaesth. 2023 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

The term "cold agglutinin (CA)" refers to a group of disorders caused by anti-erythrocyte autoantibodies that preferentially bind RBCs at cold temperatures (4°C-18°C). CAs contribute to 10 to 15% of autoimmune hemolytic anemia. We report a case of CAs diagnosed intraoperatively during emergency mitral valve replacement.

Keywords: CP bypass; Cardioplegia; MVR; cold agglutinins; rewarming.

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Clumps in cardioplegia chamber
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