Alarming levels of carboxyhemoglobin in a unit of banked blood.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Banks
- Blood Preservation
- Carboxyhemoglobin