[HSF] aortic root replacement ,svere hyperbilirubinemia

[Hgrmd at aol.com]

Erdinc,
  Your're right.  That wasn't much blood loss considering the  type and 
magnitude of your procedure.  I guess I'd have to agree with  Prasanna that this is 
probably some type of hemolytic problem.  Was it a  transfusion reaction?  
This is not an area in which I have unusual  expertise.  If she's reading this, 
perhaps Claudia, our Brazilian  hematologic guru, should weigh in.
  Still, Erdinc, you really have to get the problem solved of  operating with 
no available platelet transfusions.  What do you do if the  platelet count is 
low or if the patient has been on platelet inhibitors?
 
Hal



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