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Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with sickle‐cell trait
Author(s) -
FOX M. A.,
ABBOTT T. R.
Publication year - 1984
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.1365-2044.1984.tb08936.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiopulmonary bypass , sickle cell trait , tetralogy of fallot , trait , cardiology , anesthesia , heart disease , disease , computer science , programming language
Summary A male patient, aged 7.5 years, with known sickle cell trait, presented for correction of Fallot's tetralogy. The successful management under hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass is described and the behaviour of sickle haemoglobin under hypothermic conditions is discussed.