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Unnecessary Albumin Therapy in a Jaundiced Patient
Author(s) -
Peters R. W.,
Myhre B. A.,
Ellis R. R.,
Fu P. C.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1974.tb04486.x
Subject(s) - albumin , jaundice , medicine , obstructive jaundice , gastroenterology , surgery
A 40 year‐old woman with obstructive jaundice due to carcinoma of the head of the pancreas is presented. Chemical determinations on the patient's jaundiced serum, using an organic dye‐binding method showed a low albumin determination which led to infusion of six units of salt poor albumin. Subsequent studies of albumin by electrophoresis using the pretransfusion specimen showed a normal quantity of albumin. Caution is urged in the transfusion of albumin to jaundiced patients, since the dye‐binding technique is in common use in the automated chemistry panel.