Management of a patient with lupus anticoagulant and antiphospholipid syndrome for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using the Hepcon system.
Anesth Analg
; 108(4): 1116-9, 2009 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Patients with serum lupus anticoagulant antibodies (LAC) with or without antiphospholipid syndrome who present for cardiac surgery provide a unique set of challenges. Chief among these are the interference with anticoagulation monitoring by LAC. We present a case of such a patient who presented to us for coronary artery bypass grafting. We follow with a review of LAC and antiphospholipid syndrome and present a strategy for ensuring adequate anticoagulation during cardiac surgery in the background of previously published reports.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testes de Coagulação Sanguínea
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Doença da Artéria Coronariana
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Heparina
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Inibidor de Coagulação do Lúpus
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Monitoramento de Medicamentos
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Síndrome Antifosfolipídica
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Ponte de Artéria Coronária sem Circulação Extracorpórea
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Anticoagulantes
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anesth Analg
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos