Abstract
Increased levels of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) are frequently found in units of packed red blood cells. We report a congenital heart surgery where increased levels of COHb were found in the patient after a blood transfusion and hypothesize that this phenomenon could be dangerous in a cyanotic newborn undergoing open heart surgery.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Blood Banks*
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Blood Preservation*
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Carbon Dioxide / blood
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Carbon Monoxide / blood
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Carboxyhemoglobin / analysis*
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass
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Erythrocytes / chemistry
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Female
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Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery
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Humans
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Monitoring, Intraoperative
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Oxygen / blood
Substances
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Carbon Dioxide
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Carbon Monoxide
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Carboxyhemoglobin
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Oxygen