[HSF] aortic root replacement ,svere hyperbilirubinemia

[Edward Bender]

It is like a knee jerk reflex that whenever I replace the aortic  
root, I give platelets.  I don't even think about not giving platelets.

Ed Bender, MD


On Aug 4, 2007, at 4:41 PM, Hgrmd at aol.com wrote:

> Ed,
>   You're probably right.  I've found that even among different   
> hospitals in
> my county the terminology is different.  Ten units of  platelets at  
> one
> hospital is the same as 6 units at another.
>   BTW, have you ever done a Bentall without using platelets?
>
> Hal
>
>
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