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Cold agglutinins and deep hypothermia
Author(s) -
LEACH A. B.,
HASSELT G. L.,
EDWARDS J. C.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb13933.x
Subject(s) - cold agglutinin , medicine , hypothermia , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , immunology , antibody
Summary A case is reported of cardiac surgery under deep hypothermia in a child with cold agglutinins with a brief discussion of the significance of different types of cold agglutinins. The screening potential of routine cross‐matching for significant cold agglutinins is emphasised.